TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Russia should never be allowed back in the Group of 7 as long as Vladimir Putin is president.
Harper said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press that he expects the group won’t ever let Putin back in.
Harper noted Russia has ramped up its long-range bomber patrols near North American airspace since the Ukraine conflict started.
A senior Canadian official said Russia has more than doubled its use of long range bomber patrols, including near North American airspace and other Western nations.
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Source: San Francisco Chronicle
