Ukraine Russia Tensions

• Trudeau arrives in Europe to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with allies

  Trudeau has meetings set for Monday with the prime ministers of Britain and the Netherlands. He's also due to meet with the secretary-general of NATO and CAF members.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2022
  
• Russia faces new sanctions amid Ukraine tensions. What will this achieve?

  A string of new economic sanctions by the West are not sufficient enough to cripple the Russian economy or force any regime change, experts say.

  World

  Feb 23, 2022
  
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• Biden agrees ‘in principle’ to meet with Putin as Russia extends military drills

  The exercises, originally set to end Sunday, brought a sizable contingent of Russian forces to neighboring Belarus, which borders Ukraine to the north.

  World

  Feb 20, 2022
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• U.S. advises citizens to leave Ukraine, Belarus immediately amid Russian threat

  The U.S. embassy in Ukraine said on Monday that American citizens should depart the country immediately using commercial or other privately available transportation options.

  World

  Feb 14, 2022
• Ukraine president plays down U.S. warnings of imminent Russian invasion

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had yet to see convincing evidence, even as the U.S. warned Sunday of more Russian troops pressing closer to Ukraine's borders.

  World

  Feb 13, 2022
• Russia sends nuclear-capable bombers over Belarus amid Ukraine standoff

  The Russian Defense Ministry said that the two Tu-22M3 bombers practiced interaction with the Belarusian air force and air defense assets during a four-hour mission

  World

  Feb 5, 2022
• Latvia hopeful Canada will extend, boost military presence amid Russia threat

  Latvian ambassador to Canada said his countrymen are grateful for the 600 Canadian soldiers currently deployed to the Baltic state to defend against the threat of Russian attack.

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2022
• Russia denies it plans to invade Ukraine. Putin’s remaining options are still risky

  Russia has options it could pursue short of a full-blown invasion, and other ways to lash out at the U.S. and its allies, all of which carry varying degrees of risk.

  World

  Jan 29, 2022
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• Russia threatens ‘retaliatory measures’ if Ukraine demands are not met

  “If the West continues its aggressive course, Moscow will take the necessary retaliatory measures,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday.

  World

  Jan 26, 2022
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• NDP MPs criticized for ‘terrible’ social media comments on Ukraine-Russia crisis

  MPs Leah Gazan, Niki Ashton and Don Davies were criticized for tweeting or retweeting statements that downplayed or questioned Canada's support for Ukraine.

  Politics

  Jan 25, 2022