Military Attache and Russia

Russia: The expulsions, along with trade and economic sanctions, are related to diplomatic efforts to stop Russia from meddling in the months-long Ukraine conflict that has seen Russia annex Crimea. , according to CBC. On Tuesday, Russia expelled a Canadian diplomat from Moscow in retaliation for Ottawa kicking out a Russian military attache earlier this month . Ukraine in crisis: Key facts, major developments Russian diplomat's expulsion was retaliation by Canada Canada's criticism of Russia will 'make no difference' Russia's ambassador to Canada downplayed a recent series of diplomatic expulsions and referred to a Canadian attache newly booted from Moscow as a "military spy" after a speech in Toronto Tuesday. "Canadians expelled our guy, military attache, so it's probably we also kicked out some military spy from Moscow. Simple stuff. Nothing relevant in my line of job when I discuss serious security issues," Georgiy Mamedov told an audience following a speech at the Empire Club. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.