By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Although Canada is taking a tough line with Russia in public, a senior Canadian diplomat quietly visited Moscow for talks on Ukraine and Syria earlier this month, prompting opposition concerns Ottawa might move to ease its sanctions.
Mark Gwozdecky, the foreign ministry’s political director, met Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov on Nov 1 for talks on issues such as arms control as well as Ukraine and the war in Syria, according to the Russian foreign ministry.
The visit was the first of its kind by a top Canadian official since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s …
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