Ukraine Tells Canada That Russia is "At War" With Them, Foments Paranoia

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"Canada and Russia are 'at war' already, says Ukrainian envoy ... Andriy Shevchenko says Canada should have extended Ukraine mission"
http://mfa.gov.ua/en/press-center/interviews-and-articles/5204-intervju-posla-andrija-shevchenka-dlya-kanadskyogo-informacijnogo-resursu-ipolitics

"The West — including Canada — needs to wake up to the fact that it’s already at war with Russia, and Canadian policymakers need to send clear signals to the Kremlin about which side they are on, says Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada ... said that while his country is optimistic Canada will extend the training mission in the west of the country, he wants Canadians to understand that attempts by Russia to influence and undermine Western democracies constitute acts of modern warfare — and they can’t be ignored ... 'Our clear understanding of this moment is we are at war and we are on the same side' ... 'We have got to be together, not just because democracies should stay together, not just because good, right people should stay together. It’s a matter of survival because we are facing a very existential threat' ... Shevchenko says the signals he has received from Canadian officials give him reason to hope the mission will be renewed, adding that dragging the decision out does not send a clear and strong signal to Putin and the Kremlin. ... 'We really feel that this public announcement of a continuation of this mission could have happened earlier' ... Russia rattled the pillars of Western democracy with its highprofile interference in the U.S. presidential election ... warning American allies that their elections could be next. Two European nations, Germany and France, both have elections coming up this year and officials there are bracing for influence campaigns similar to what was seen in the U.S German officials said last week they are investigating the spread of fake news ahead of the election ... 'During World War Two, the armies also dealt with leaflets' ... 'we are talking about war' ... Canada will soon find itself in the same position ... 'Countries like Ukraine expect of Canada to play a stronger role, in many ways to educate the new administration on many issues, including ours'"
http://ipolitics.ca/2017/01/18/canada-and-russia-are-at-war-already-says-ukrainian-envoy/