A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced a veteran human rights advocate, who spoke out against the war in Ukraine, to two years and six months in prison. Oleg Orlov, 70, was convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army in an article he wrote denouncing the invasion of Ukraine. He has rejected the case against him … Read more
Canada has joined the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union in slapping new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary its invasion of Ukraine and in apparent retaliation for the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The 47-year-old critic of the Kremlin died suddenly in an Arctic penal … Read more
Canada pledged to support Ukraine with “as much as it takes, for its long as it takes” as Russia intensifies its bombing campaign. But as the war in Ukraine nears its two-year mark, concerns are deepening about a slowdown in western aid. Trudeau “reiterated Canada’s commitment” to Ukraine in a New Year’s Day phone call … Read more
