Canada strongly condemns the Kremlin’s actions off the coast of Crimea, said Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland after Russian vessels fired on and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels in the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait on Sunday.
“We call on Russia to immediately de-escalate, release the captured crew and vessels and not impede passage through the Kerch Strait,” Freeland said in a statement Monday.
Freeland said she spoke with her Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin on Sunday and “assured him of Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
Canada is also in contact with its G7 and NATO allies on this matter, she added.
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Source: Radio Canada International
