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📰Interview of the Ambassador of Russia to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, with "RIA Novosti" News Agency (February 17, 2026) Key takeaways: 🔹 On Bilateral Relations 📍 Today, there are no bilateral relations between Russia and Canada in the classical sense. Ottawa proactively chose to dismantle them. 📍 Certain radical public figures here, amid the extremely unfriendly stance of the Canadian government toward our country, are openly advocating the severing of diplomatic ties. We are, of course, prepared for any developments. However, I hope matters will not ultimately descend into a complete rupture of relations. 🔹On Sanctions 📍 In practical terms, if we speak of Russian funds, Canada has frozen a total of approximately 316 million US dollars. For the most part, these are likely private deposits or suspended transfers. Even Canadian intelligence services themselves have been unable to provide parliamentarians with a clear breakdown of how this figure was calculated. 📍The unilateral measures introduced by Ottawa stem from impotence. They are largely symbolic, a fiction designed, in the absence of other instruments, to demonstrate support for the regime in Kiev. 🔹 On the "Russianworld" in Canada 📍The anti-Russian fervor of official Ottawa has only further consolidated the “Russian World”. One of the central events demonstrating the resilience and unity of Russians in Canada was the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. It was marked on a large and dignified scale in many cities, despite attempts at provocation by various Russophobes and Banderite elements. 🔹On Ukraine 📍Ottawa remains among the foremost sponsors of the Kiev regime and continues to train its punitive forces responsible for killing Russian people and carrying out terrorist attacks in Russia. 📍 Since early 2022, Ottawa has delivered or pledged nearly 5 billion US dollars in military assistance to Kiev, approximately 0.28% of its GDP. 🔹OnNazis 📍The shielding of Nazi collaborator Hunka is a systemic feature of the worldview of Canada’s ruling class. It is deeply intertwined with the Ukrainian nationalist diaspora, descendants of Nazi collaborators, who have permeated all layers of Canadian society, particularly the political sphere. 📍The Carney cabinet refuses to make public the so-called “Deschênes List”. Formally, they claim that its disclosure would allegedly pose a threat to the physical, national, and international security of the state and could play into the hands of “Russian propaganda.” In reality, Canadian elites are afraid to pull this skeleton out of the closet. Read in full