Stephen Harper can be forgiven for being a bit peeved, miffed or even frustrated that his vigorous condemnation of Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine have drawn little more than a stifled yawn from the Russian leader.
It’s true that there has been a bit of an uptick in the number of long-range Russian bomber aircraft brushing up against the Canadian and United States air identification zones in the Arctic. But these ten flights last year involved no pushing and shoving, and were intended as a message for Washington just as much as for Ottawa.
Putin’s insouciance at Harper’s chest-thumping act seems even …read more
Source: iPolitics
