Street signs calling for a free Ukraine as a gesture of solidarity from the City of Ottawa are installed on posts along Charlotte Street in front of the Embassy of Russia in Ottawa, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
CBC/Reuters: Moscow summons Canada envoy, says Russian Embassy was attacked in Ottawa
Russia's Foreign Ministry says unknown person unsuccessfully threw Molotov cocktail onto the embassy grounds
Russia's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Canadian ambassador and issued a protest over attacks on the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, the ministry said on Monday.
It said an unknown person threw a Molotov cocktail onto the grounds of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa. It also said "aggressive" demonstrators had blocked an entrance to the consular section of the embassy.
Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov was quoted in Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik on Monday as saying that the bottle was thrown early on the morning of Sept. 12 but didn't ignite. The embassy should have a permanent police presence, he is quoted as saying.
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WNU Editor: I am surprised .... stunned really .... that there is no permanent police presence outside the embassy. Canada has a large Ukrainian and Russian immigrant population, and tensions between the two sides are the worse that I have ever seen.
My own church is thinking of hiring security because of threats that only got worse when the Canadian government imposed sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in July .... Canada Imposes Sanctions On The Head Of The Russian Orthodox Church (July 10, 2022).
Molotov Cocktail Thrown At Russian Embassy In Ottawa
No Russian Staff Hurt, No Property Damaged in Attack on Embassy in Ottawa, Ambassador Says -- Sputnik
Russia claims Ottawa embassy was attacked, summons Canada's ambassador in Moscow -- CTV News/Canadian Press
Russian Foreign Ministry Summons Canadian Ambassador Over Alleged Attacks On Embassy -- RFE
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