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Russian Envoy Tells Sputnik Moscow Will Respond to 'Ridiculous' New Canadian Sanctions
Russian Envoy Tells Sputnik Moscow Will Respond to 'Ridiculous' New Canadian Sanctions
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The latest round of sanctions imposed by Canada against Russia is "ridiculous" and Moscow will respond accordingly, Russian Ambassador... 03.02.2023, Sputnik International
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"This is ridiculous. It’s just the desire of [Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie] Joly to curry favor with Ukraine and the United States," Stepanov said. "It discredits the quality of the Canadian diplomatic service." Underscoring that Moscow would respond in turn to the latest batch of Canadian sanctions, Stepanov took the opportunity to further point out that western nations have long forgotten about international law.Earlier Friday, the Canadian government targeted 38 individuals and 16 entities, including the Rossiya Segodnya news agency as well as several journalists. Rossiya Segodnya Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Gornostayev, journalist Sergey Brilev and war correspondent Evgeny Poddubny were among those targeted.Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev told Sputnik that the sanctions list "even includes artists who have nothing to do with politics."Restrictions were also placed against the United World International and Foundation for the the Fight Against Repression, which reportedly hold links to Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian billionaire and Wagner owner.Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said the policy of containment and weakening of Russia was a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to Putin, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Russia would solve all the problems that the West created for it.
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Russian Envoy Tells Sputnik Moscow Will Respond to 'Ridiculous' New Canadian Sanctions
21:59 GMT 03.02.2023 (Updated: 22:28 GMT 03.02.2023) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The latest round of sanctions imposed by Canada against Russia is "ridiculous" and Moscow will respond accordingly, Russian Ambassador in Ottawa Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik on Friday.
"This is ridiculous. It’s just the desire of [Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie] Joly to curry favor with Ukraine and the United States," Stepanov said. "It discredits the quality of the Canadian diplomatic service."
"We always act based on the principle of reciprocity - symmetrically, asymmetrically, but for every unfriendly action on the part of the current Canadian authorities, which we look at with regret, we will respond. If the unfriendly steps were not taken then there would be no need for a response."
Underscoring that Moscow would respond in turn to the latest batch of Canadian sanctions, Stepanov took the opportunity to further point out that western nations have long forgotten about international law.
"Russia has never imposed illegal unilateral sanctions against any country. I also want to draw attention to the fact that any so-called sanctions, restrictive measures, that are not approved by the UN Security Council are illegal in principle," Stepanov said. "Everyone knows this very well, but everyone in the West has long forgotten about international law."
Earlier Friday, the Canadian government targeted 38 individuals and 16 entities, including the Rossiya Segodnya news agency as well as several journalists. Rossiya Segodnya Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Gornostayev, journalist Sergey Brilev and war correspondent Evgeny Poddubny were among those targeted.
3 February 2023, 20:39 GMT
Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev told Sputnik that the sanctions list "even includes artists who have nothing to do with politics."
Restrictions were also placed against the United World International and Foundation for the the Fight Against Repression, which reportedly hold links to Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian billionaire and Wagner owner.
"This is a continuation of the escalation, which will not lead to anything good," Kiselev noted.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said the policy of containment and weakening of Russia was a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy.
According to Putin, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Russia would solve all the problems that the West created for it.
