Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre issued a joint statement during NATO’s Exercise Cold Response in Bardufoss, Norway.
The leaders argued that easing restrictions undermines Western efforts to pressure Russia into negotiations and to end the war in Ukraine.
“Canada’s position is to maintain sanctions on Russia … including on the shadow fleet, which is moving this oil,” Carney said at a press conference. Threats to European security
The Canadian prime minister emphasized that cooperation between Russia and Iran poses a direct threat to European security. He added that such interactions come at a high cost to the Ukrainian people, meaning pressure on Russia must only increase.
Carney noted that Canada, together with European partners, will continue acting within the Coalition of the Willing to counter Russian energy revenues that finance the war.
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I get your point and fully agree. But I have just a nitpick in that everything Trump, Putin, or Xi (and many other ‘world leaders’) do isn’t for their countries or even their peoples but rather for their personal gains, political power, and money. It’s not so much about the US, Russia, China but rather about individual politicians’ interests and their total indifference toward their countries and the people imho.
I agree with this sentiment, governments do not represent the citizens but the capital of those nations. Which often times devolves to simply, what can you do for me?