It is reported by TASS.
“It is not Russian when your country does what is right, and I am sure that it is right, to somehow separate yourself from your country, from your army,” the diplomat replied to the host.
Stepanov noted that many generations of his family served in the armed forces and participated in wars, and some of his ancestors come from Lugansk and the Luhansk region.
According to the ambassador, in this regard, he is well aware of the root causes of the conflict that has developed in the southeast of Ukraine.
“Therefore, I personally, and as an ambassador, can assure you that I, and all my colleagues at the embassy, are always together with our country, and there are no traitors among Russian diplomats in Canada,” he concluded.
Earlier, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the EU Oleksiy Makeev said in an interview with Politico that the EU countries should not let Russians into their territory who support the conduct of a special military operation.
In his opinion, the corresponding question should be included in the questionnaire filled out when applying for a visa.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said earlier on Sky News that the authorities of the republic consider Russian tourists a threat to the country's security.