Canadian Minister-Counselor Brian Ebel was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry and protested once morest the comments made by Canada’s permanent representative to the UN, Robert Ray, regarding the terrorist attack that killed military commander Vladlen Tatarsky. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that the remarks were an indication of the Russophobia promoted in Canada, where crimes once morest Russia and its citizens are either glossed over or justified. On April 4, Robert Ray reacted to the statement by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation by stating that the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky did not receive any reaction from the international community as he was not a journalist but a vicious propagandist. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Maria Zakharova, its official representative, condemned Ray’s statement and called him a “well-known Russophobe.” An explosion that led to Vladlen Tatarsky’s death and the injury of 40 others occurred at the Street Food Bar No. 1 in St. Petersburg on April 2. Daria Trepova was arrested on April 4 and charged with committing a terrorist act. For more information, refer to “Kommersant” “The Basmanny court is short-lived.”
Canadian Minister-Counselor Brian Ebel was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. He was protested in connection with the statements of Canada’s permanent representative to the UN, Robert Ray, regarding the terrorist act, as a result of which the military commander Vladlen Tatarsky was killed.
“The stance taken by a high-ranking Canadian diplomat regarding the brutal murder, accompanied by numerous victims, has become another manifestation of Russophobia fomented in Canada, when crimes committed once morest Russia and its citizens are justified or hushed up,” the statement says. statement Russian Foreign Ministry.
On April 4, Robert Ray on his Twitter page reacted to the statement by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, Vasily Nebenzi, that the Russian side did not notice any reaction from the international community to the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky. “Because he wasn’t a ‘journalist’. He was a vicious propagandist, spreading hatred and disinformation, with a criminal record. Russian journalists are either in exile or in prison,” Mr. Ray wrote in response.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, also stated that there was no reaction from the “democratic West”. She also commented on Robert Ray’s post and called him “a well-known Russophobe.” “And our Ministry of Truth is located in Canada? It turns out that there are people, professions, characteristics, … in relation to which terrorist acts can be committed? This is something new,” she said during the briefing.
On April 2, an explosion occurred at Street Food Bar No. 1 in the center of St. Petersburg, which killed Vladlen Tatarsky, who was giving a lecture there. Another 40 people were injured in the explosion. On April 4, on charges of committing a terrorist act, the Basmanny Court arrested Daria Trepova for two months.
More details – in the material “Kommersant” “The Basmanny court is short-lived”.
The recent incident involving Canadian Minister-Counselor Brian Ebel being summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry highlights the tense relationship between the two countries. The protest was made in connection with statements made by Canada’s permanent representative to the UN regarding a terrorist act that led to the death of military commander Vladlen Tatarsky. This incident has once once more brought to light the issue of Russophobia in Canada, where crimes committed once morest Russia and its citizens are often justified or ignored. While tensions continue to simmer, it is hoped that both parties can find common ground and work towards a more cordial relationship in the future.
