Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register June 12 (Reuters) – It was “unacceptable” for a Canadian official to attend Russia Day celebrations at the country’s embassy in Canada, Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie said on Sunday. Yasemin Heinbecker, Canada’s deputy chief of protocol at the global affairs department, attended Friday’s event, along with representatives from Egypt, Pakistan and some African countries, the Globe and Mail reported. “No Canadian representative should have attended the event hosted at the Russian embassy and no Canadian representative will attend this type of event again,” Jolie said in a Twitter post. Jolie also reiterated Canada’s support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion, which Moscow calls a “special military operation.” Since the conflict began on February 24, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,000 individuals and entities with ties to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Nishit Jogi in Bengaluru. Edited by Clarence Fernandez Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
