Foreign Affairs Minister Joly calls Russia ambassador on carpet for Ukraine invasion
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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has summoned Russia's ambassador to Canada for a dressing down after his country's invasion of Ukraine.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has summoned Russia's ambassador to Canada for a dressing down after his country's invasion of Ukraine.
Ambassador Oleg V. Stepanov met Joly at the headquarters of Global Affairs Canada on Thursday, where she condemned "in the strongest possible terms Russia's egregious attack on Ukraine," the minister's office told The Canadian Press.
Joly told Stepanov that Russia has violated Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.
"Canada will use all tools at its disposal to make sure that those illegal acts are not left unpunished," Joly's office said in a statement.
The meeting at the Lester B. Pearson Building in Ottawa took place as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was meeting virtually Thursday with G7 partners to discuss a response.
Trudeau said before the meeting that Russia's actions will be met with severe consequences.
