本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛In an interview that was taped last Thursday — a day after Russia’s Olympic men’s hockey team was eliminated by Finland — but not aired until Sunday, Trudeau was asked about the situation in Ukraine and the prospect of Russian involvement.
Trudeau, consistently ahead of the Tories and the NDP in public opinion polls, joked that Russia could be fuming after being eliminated from the medal round in Winter Games hockey.
“It’s very worrisome,” Trudeau said after telling the panel that he now considers Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to be illegitimate. “Especially since Russia lost in hockey, they will be in a bad mood. We are afraid of a Russian intervention in Ukraine.”
“Only because of hockey?” the show’s host, Guy A. Lepage, asked Trudeau.
“No,” Trudeau replied. “It is an attempt to bring a light view of a situation that is extremely serious.”
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Vadym Prystaiko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Canada, told CTV’s Power Play on Monday that Russia’s relationship with Ukraine is much more important than a hockey game and Trudeau’s tongue-in-cheek remarks minimized the upheaval in Kyiv.
“You have to be extremely careful when you talk about 82 people who died fighting … for their future and everyone’s in danger,” Prystaiko said. “[Trudeau's] just sitting in a nice room, and talking about things in such a light manner; it’s just inappropriate.”
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On Tuesday morning in Ottawa, Russia's ambassador to Canada, Georgily Mamedov, warned at a news conference that people shouldn't indulge in rumours about possible Russian intervention in Ukraine. He also said that there would be no Russian troops in Ukraine.
As he began to answer reporters' questions, Mamedov said, "I'm turning serious, because I know you don't appreciate jokes."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Trudeau, consistently ahead of the Tories and the NDP in public opinion polls, joked that Russia could be fuming after being eliminated from the medal round in Winter Games hockey.
“It’s very worrisome,” Trudeau said after telling the panel that he now considers Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to be illegitimate. “Especially since Russia lost in hockey, they will be in a bad mood. We are afraid of a Russian intervention in Ukraine.”
“Only because of hockey?” the show’s host, Guy A. Lepage, asked Trudeau.
“No,” Trudeau replied. “It is an attempt to bring a light view of a situation that is extremely serious.”
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Vadym Prystaiko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Canada, told CTV’s Power Play on Monday that Russia’s relationship with Ukraine is much more important than a hockey game and Trudeau’s tongue-in-cheek remarks minimized the upheaval in Kyiv.
“You have to be extremely careful when you talk about 82 people who died fighting … for their future and everyone’s in danger,” Prystaiko said. “[Trudeau's] just sitting in a nice room, and talking about things in such a light manner; it’s just inappropriate.”
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On Tuesday morning in Ottawa, Russia's ambassador to Canada, Georgily Mamedov, warned at a news conference that people shouldn't indulge in rumours about possible Russian intervention in Ukraine. He also said that there would be no Russian troops in Ukraine.
As he began to answer reporters' questions, Mamedov said, "I'm turning serious, because I know you don't appreciate jokes."更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net