Brian Stewart Liberals and Volodymyr Groysman

Mustafa Dzhemilev: NATO vs, according to CBC. Putin sabre-rattling raises Cold War concerns: Brian Stewart Liberals follow Tory lead in stalling sanctions over killing of Russian whistleblower Ukraine approves Poroshenko ally Volodymyr Groysman as PM The Tatars, a largely Sunni Muslim ethnic group, have faced increasing persecution since Moscow annexation of Crimea in the spring of 2014. Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of Crimean Tatars, delivered the message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and senior members of the Liberal cabinet, including International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, who has been a high-profile advocate for Ukraine. Both Amnesty International and most recently a spokesman for the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights criticized their treatment at the hands of government officials. "Human dignity is constantly being violated," Dzhemilev told CBC News in an interview through a translator, prior to testimony before the Senate foreign affairs committee on Wednesday. "If Western countries decide to re-establish relationships with Russia and become friends again, it is a disaster for the entire Crimean Tartar people." Liberals shift approach Dzhemilev remarksare likely to deepen divisions within the government caucus over Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion refusal to honour a Liberal campaign pledge toenact legislation to freeze assets and ban visasof Russians accused of involvement in human rights violations. He has resisted public and private pleas from high-profile Liberals to change his mind. Last year, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion calling for such a measure, but Dion recently told Parliament he doesn't feel obligated to do so. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.