"On November 8, the deputy head of the Canadian diplomatic mission in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, who was handed an official note of protest in connection with false accusations of allegedly planned 'Russian sabotage' against NATO countries with the distribution of explosives in mail, including to recipients in Canada," the statement said.
The Canadian diplomat was warned about the likelihood of preparing an anti-Russian provocation "under a false flag," the responsibility for which will fall on Ottawa, the ministry added.
On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing, security officials and people familiar with the probe, that Russian military intelligence is behind an attempt to set fires on cargo planes en route to the United States and Canada. Later, the government of Canada expressed concerns with "Russia's intensifying campaign, from cyber incidents and disinformation operations to sabotage activities."