The U.S. ambassador to Canada says it’s important not to “confuse” Russia’s provocative actions in Ukraine with the need to co-operate with Moscow on other “entirely separate” issues such as the Arctic.
Ambassador Bruce Heyman’s comments came during in a wide-ranging interview to mark U.S. Independence Day on Saturday, during which he maintained relations between his country and Canada are on track despite reports to the contrary.
Canada and the U.S. have condemned Russia’s annexation of Crimea as well as the Kremlin’s support for pro-separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, where more than a year of fighting has killed at least 6,500 and …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
