Foreign Affairs Rob Nicholson is marking the first anniversary of the tainted referendum in Crimea with a promise never to recognize the outcome.
The vote led to Russia annexing the strategic Ukrainian peninsula and heated up a crisis which continues today.
Nicholson says Canada does not recognize the annexation and insists on a full Russian withdrawal
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has taken a hard line on Ukraine, imposing sanctions and repeatedly urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to get out of the country. …read more
Source: National Newswatch
