Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov. File photoWASHINGTON, Feb. 23 Russian Ambassador to Ottawa Oleg Stepanov called ridiculous the decision of the Canadian authorities to blacklist Russian deputies because of the decision to recognize the independence of the DPR and LPR.
"Announcement the Canadian side that it blacklists all Russian legislators who voted for the recognition of the independence of the LPR and DPR, that is, the entire composition of the Federation Council and the State Duma — this is simply ridiculous, this is some kind of novella in the context of international politics implemented by Canadian liberal democracy & #34;,” Stepanov told RIA Novosti.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Monday, after an extraordinary large meeting of the Security Council, turned to the citizens of the Russian Federation, said that he considers it necessary to make a decision to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR, since those who stood up for the path of bloodshed, violence and lawlessness, they did not recognize and do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one. Immediately after the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR. The situation in Donbass has escalated in recent days, the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics have reported a lot of shelling by Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization, and then turned to Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. Canada announced the imposition of sanctions against RussiaPosted: Nikita Stoma