Former prime minister Jean Chrétien will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week to discuss that country’s relations with the West, it was announced Friday.
Chretien will hold his discussion with the Russian leader on behalf of the InterAction Council, a group of former world leaders.
His visit comes at a time of increasingly tense relations between Russia and the West, particularly Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has been highly critical of Russia’s actions in relation to Ukraine and recently announced a two-year mission in which Canadian soldiers will be sent to train Ukrainian militia.
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Source: Ottawa Citizen
