REGINA – Saskatchewan’s deputy premier is calling for action against ongoing violent clashes between protesters and police in Ukraine.
The fighting began in November after Ukraine’s president refused to sign a trade deal with the European Union.
Over 130,000 people of Ukrainian heritage call Saskatchewan home.
On Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced that senior Ukrainian officials wouldn’t be allowed entry to Canada.
Saskatchewan Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Minister Ken Krawetz wrote a letter of support to the federal government.
“It shows Minister Baird that indeed other provinces are concerned and that we’re behind the initiatives that have been debated,” he told Global News.
“There is a strong concern by people in Saskatchewan that Ukraine has taken a very significant step backwards.”
There was more tension on the streets of Ukraine’s capital Wednesday. Five people were wounded after clashes between moderate and hard-line opposition protesters.
A former Ukrainian president warns the country is on the brink of civil war.
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