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Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Monday evening condemned the Russian president’s decision to recognize the pro-Russian areas of eastern Ukraine as independent.
Posted at 6:12 p.m.
“This is a clear violation of the Minsk agreements and the UN Charter, as well as a serious threat to the security and stability of the region,” she said on Twitter.
Canada plans to impose economic sanctions on Russia, adds Mélanie Joly, “separate from those prepared to respond to any new military invasion of Ukraine by Russia. »
More details to come.