Canadian Prime Minister tells Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine, pulls ambassador out of Russia,
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[quote]Ominous developments in Ukraine have prompted Prime Minister Stephen Harper to strongly condemn Russian military intervention in the country while urging President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his troops immediately.
In a statement issued following a cabinet meeting held Saturday afternoon, Harper said Canada is recalling its ambassador from Moscow and pulling out of the G8 process being chaired by Russia.
At the same time, Canada is recognizing the legitimacy of the new, pro-Western Ukrainian government.
"Ukraine's sovereign territory must be respected and the Ukrainian people must be free to determine their own future," Harper said in his statement. "We call on President Putin to immediately withdraw his forces to their bases and refrain from further provocative and dangerous actions."
He warns that should Putin push forward with military action, it will lead to "ongoing negative consequences" for Canada-Russia relations.
The cabinet meeting was called after Russian parliament gave Putin the green light on Saturday to use the country's military in Ukraine. Russian armed forces have seized control of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
Canadian cabinet ministers met by phone and in person well into the evening on Saturday, agreeing to join the United States and the United Kingdom in issuing strongly worded condemnations of the Russian actions and taking concrete steps to show they mean business.[/quote]
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Canada joins upside down-Canada in telling Putin to fuck off.
I don't think we should have pulled our ambassador, the key to influence is relations. But the call to withdraw troops is needed. Regardless, Stephen Harper is imposing his personal ideals on Canada, has anybody else been tracking his pro-Israeli moves lately? It's very difficult to respect this man here and I cannot wait to vote NDP or Liberal.
you know when you pull your ambassador out that shit's gonna get reeeeeeeeeeeeeal
[QUOTE=Pelican;44100385]you know when you pull your ambassador out that shit's gonna get reeeeeeeeeeeeeal[/QUOTE]
Well considering Russia hasn't pulled theirs from the U.S I doubt much will happen.
[QUOTE=Tureis;44100417]Well considering Russia hasn't pulled theirs from the U.S I doubt much will happen.[/QUOTE]
well aren't you a bundle of fun
[QUOTE=Pelican;44100505]well aren't you a bundle of fun[/QUOTE]
Because not expecting or wanting war makes you such a buzz-kill.
[QUOTE=Pelican;44100505]well aren't you a bundle of fun[/QUOTE]
yes because a conflict between nations is a fun thing.
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[QUOTE=Laserbeams;44100590]But they have[/QUOTE]
I never got it confirmed though, can you get me a source?
[QUOTE=Tureis;44100595]I never got it confirmed though, can you get me a source?[/QUOTE]
Yeah I heard it once then never heard about it again, last I heard was "considering recalling ambassador".
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;44100590]But they have[/QUOTE]
No we haven't. There were talks about it, parliament requested it, but Putin never ordered the ambassador to be pulled.
Oh well, I thought they did at least
[QUOTE=Pelican;44100385]you know when you pull your ambassador out that shit's gonna get reeeeeeeeeeeeeal[/QUOTE]
You know when [B]Canada[/B] pulls out their ambassador shit is aboot to go down.
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;44101123]You know when [B]Canada[/B] pulls out their ambassador shit is aboot to go down.[/QUOTE]
Canada booted the Iranian ambassador when shit started to get interesting down there so actually it doesn't mean much.
[QUOTE=laserguided;44100346]I don't think we should have pulled our ambassador, the key to influence is relations. But the call to withdraw troops is needed. Regardless, Stephen Harper is imposing his personal ideals on Canada, has anybody else been tracking his pro-Israeli moves lately? It's very difficult to respect this man here and I cannot wait to vote NDP or Liberal.[/QUOTE]
If you were any further up the ass of the Kremlin you could probably chew their food for them.
I don't like Stephen Harper's political platform but saying that he is "Imposing his personal ideals" when he is condemning a country for outright invasion is farcical.
[QUOTE=Pelican;44100385]you know when you pull your ambassador out that shit's gonna get reeeeeeeeeeeeeal[/QUOTE]
Probably not.
[QUOTE=laserguided;44100346]Stephen Harper is imposing his personal ideals on Canada, has anybody else been tracking his pro-Israeli moves lately? It's very difficult to respect this man here and I cannot wait to vote NDP or Liberal.[/QUOTE]
We should probably get a better voting system so that it represents us but a Prime minister and the majority party should be imposing their ideals on a country.
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;44103054]Probably not.
We should probably get a better voting system so that it represents us but a Prime minister and the majority party should be imposing their ideals on a country.[/QUOTE]
Problem is the only reason harper is still around is due to voter apathy, only reason he was elected this time is because layton died :(
Thank you for not fucking around on this one, Harper.
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;44101123]You know when [B]Canada[/B] pulls out their ambassador shit is aboot to go down.[/QUOTE]
More like Canada just follows suit in whatever international politicking that the US is doing. Gotta follow our o̶v̶e̶r̶l̶o̶r̶d̶ big brother.
[QUOTE=Aman;44106094]More like Canada just follows suit in whatever international politicking that the US is doing.[/QUOTE]
Canada has lately been more pro-Israel than the U.S.
[QUOTE=laserguided;44106102]Canada has lately been more pro-Israel than the U.S.[/QUOTE]
Cause we know who's coming once Obama is out :v:, following the trends.
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And it's not like Obama is anywhere near anti-israel anyway.
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[QUOTE=viperfan7;44103093]Problem is the only reason harper is still around is due to voter apathy,[/QUOTE]
Or some people voted for him that helps too...
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[QUOTE=laserguided;44100346]Stephen Harper is imposing his personal ideals on Canada, has anybody else been tracking his pro-Israeli moves lately? [/QUOTE]
yea because presidents or prime ministers have[I] never[/I] done that before right?
[QUOTE=laserguided;44100346]I don't think we should have pulled our ambassador, the key to influence is relations. But the call to withdraw troops is needed. Regardless, Stephen Harper is imposing his personal ideals on Canada, has anybody else been tracking his pro-Israeli moves lately? It's very difficult to respect this man here and I cannot wait to vote NDP or Liberal.[/QUOTE]
I can't trust the new NDP leadership now that layton is gone, so I'm going to vote liberal because justin trudeau has common sense.
[QUOTE=ultra_bright;44106542] because justin trudeau has common sense.[/QUOTE]
incorrect
[QUOTE=viperfan7;44103093]Problem is the only reason harper is still around is due to voter apathy, only reason he was elected this time is because layton died :([/QUOTE]
Layton died after the election, the only reason the NDP are official opposition is because of Layton not resigning when he honestly should have. Layton should not have run in that last election.
[QUOTE=Pelican;44100385]you know when you pull your ambassador out that shit's gonna get reeeeeeeeeeeeeal[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah dude here comes a Canadian spearheaded invasion of Siberia
Just wait
I swear we're coming
[QUOTE=DaysBefore;44107186]Oh yeah dude here comes a Canadian spearheaded invasion of Siberia
Just wait
I swear we're coming[/QUOTE]
Canadians are the only other superpower to be able to deal with Russian winters.
Its totally going to happen.
Soon.
The BC regiments will have to stay home for this one
