Chrystia Freeland. (Adrian Wyld/CP)
OTTAWA — Canada is rebuffing the Kremlin’s thinly veiled overtures that it might be willing to lift a travel ban on new Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland if it eases sanctions on Russia.
Joseph Pickerill, Freeland’s spokesman, says Canada isn’t interested in any bargaining on the subject.
“There is no quid pro quo for aggression and illegal action on their part,” Pickerill said in an email.
The Russian news agency Sputnik reported Wednesday that the country wanted to improve relations with Canada and end the diplomatic fight between the two countries.
Sputnik reported that a source in the Russian foreign ministry …read more
Source: Macleans
