Ottawa’s top diplomat declared that her country aims to “weaken” Moscow by any means necessary

Canada’s foreign minister has said her country aims not only to “isolate” Russia economically and diplomatically, but to topple its government outright, prompting a harsh rebuttal from Moscow.

Responding after Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Ottawa is seeking “potential regime change in Russia” in comments to reporters last week, Moscow’s Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov asked how Western nations would respond if the roles were reversed.

“Quite perplexed to hear from Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly that her goal is ‘regime change’ in Russia. Is this how she instructs the Canadian Embassy in Moscow?” Stepanov said on Monday. “And by the way, what reaction would we expect if, for example, someone in Moscow had said that Russia's goal is ‘regime change’ in Ottawa?”

Source: RT - Daily news