SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany – Prime Minister Stephen Harper expanded at length Monday on why he feels such antipathy towards Russian President Vladimir Putin and why he wanted Russia kicked out of the old G8 even before it breached Ukraine’s borders.
Harper said he doesn’t want Putin back because he simply doesn’t share the values of the group, which he added is doing well in its new form after completing a second summit without the mercurial Russian leader.
Harper also commended the G7 leaders’ statement on the Russia-Ukraine crisis as strong, praising its commitment to keep sanctions on Russia in place and “to …read more
Source: Macleans
