It’s hard to tell whether it’s a legitimate offer, or a snide geopolitical belittling of one of its fiercest critics, but Moscow has extended an offer to Ottawa to help battle the raging forest fires in Fort McMurray which have displaced more than 80,000.In a statement released Thursday, Russian Minister Vladimir Puchkov offered to “immediately” send emergency aircraft to help battle the blazes that have spread through Alberta’s north throughout the week.Related: The Fort McMurray Fire Created Lightning That Set Off New BlazesBut considering the frosty state of relations between the two nations, it’s unclear whether that was a legitimate …read more
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