Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “severe repression of human rights” in occupied Crimea on March 16, spurring a toughly worded counterattack from the Russian embassy in Ottawa.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Globe and Mail: Freeland condemns Russian aggression in Crimea
(FILE) Russian forces pose as they block the Ukrainian unit in Perevalnoye, not far from Simferopol, Crimea, on March 5, 2014.