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Shock, anger, fear, mourning and tears… The deadliest attacks in peacetime France since the WWII and the deadliest…
Trudeau’s Turn to Take the Putin Test: Russian News Media on the Canadian Election
It is no secret that over the last year Canada-Russia relations have become practically frozen. Stephen Harper has…
Trudeau’s Turn to Take the Putin Test: Russian News Media on the Canadian Election
It is no secret that over the last year the relations between Canada and Russia have become practically frozen. Stephen Harper has been an adamant critic of the Russian president Vladimir Putin over the crisis in Ukraine and has suggested that Russia won’t be allowed to return to the G7 talks as long as Putin is in power. Now, with the transition in Canadian government, Russian news media question if, and in what way, Canada’s foreign policy towards Russia will change. The majority of Russian articles comment on Justin Trudeau’s campaign promises. Below are some selected extracts on the most prominent topics. The extracts are translated from Russian by the author of this post. The Putin Test Under the headline Canadian Prime Minister Critical of Putin Lost His Post, news portal RBK informs that Conservatives have lost to the Liberals in the Canadian election. Last summer Canada…