Canada’s new sanctions affect 43 Russian oligarchs, financial elites and their families and 35 Russia-backed senior officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine
On Thursday, Swedish officials discovered a fourth leak along the Nord Stream gas pipelines, vital energy links for Europe that have been spewing methane into the Baltic Sea since Monday following two underwater explosions.
NATO says all evidence suggests the pipelines between Russia and Germany likely damaged by “deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible” acts of sabotage. “We, as allies, have committed to prepare for, deter and defend against the coercive use of energy and other hybrid tactics by state and non-state actors.”
Shortly after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to the “Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership.”
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