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🎙Interview of the Ambassador of Russia to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, with "Solovev Live" (“Henry Show”) 🔹Iran Canada immediately supported the U.S. use of force against Iran, resorting in its statement to questionable justifications that circumvent international law and merely create the appearance of legitimacy for actions directed against Tehran. 🔹Canada–United States Around 80% of the Canadian economy is closely tied to the United States, while the country’s security is largely ensured through the use of its territory and infrastructure for the American military presence and power projection. This applies first and foremost to the northern and Arctic directions, but also in a broader global context. 🔹Russia–Canada Russia has never regarded Canada as an adversary or a source of threat. Bilateral relations between Russia and Canada, in the classical sense, do not exist. They have been in a deep freeze since 2014 and especially after February 24, 2022. Ottawa itself chose to dismantle them. 🔹Arctic Within the Arctic Council, Canada has been one of the leading voices advocating that Arctic issues be addressed in a “Group of Seven” format, without Russia. This is difficult to imagine in practice, given that roughly half of the Arctic falls within Russia’s zone of responsibility. 🔹Canada–United Kingdom There is close coordination between London and Ottawa on foreign policy matters. 🔹Canada–Ukraine Canada’s Russophobic course is shaped to a considerable extent under pressure from the influential Ukrainian Banderite diaspora in the country.