{"id":3236,"date":"2014-03-01T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2025-01-14T01:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T06:04:46","slug":"stephen-harpers-statement-on-russian-intervention-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/03\/01\/stephen-harpers-statement-on-russian-intervention-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Harper&#8217;s statement on Russian intervention in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780812_10152236341847110_1148617705_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3237\" alt=\"1780812_10152236341847110_1148617705_n\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780812_10152236341847110_1148617705_n-300x202.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780812_10152236341847110_1148617705_n-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1780812_10152236341847110_1148617705_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Facebook Page of PM Stephen Harper<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Stephen Harper held a rare emergency cabinet meeting Saturday afternoon to discuss the volatile situation in Ukraine. Here is the full text of the statement he issued afterward:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We join our allies in condemning in the strongest terms President Putin\u2019s military intervention in Ukraine. These actions are a clear violation of Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zocor online <a href=\"https:\/\/dschnur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/zocor.html\">https:\/\/dschnur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/zocor.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> They are also in violation of Russia\u2019s obligations under international law.<\/p>\n<p>Canada recognizes the legitimacy of the Government of Ukraine. Ukraine\u2019s sovereign territory must be respected and the Ukrainian people must be free to determine their own future. We call on President Putin to immediately withdraw his forces to their bases and refrain from further provocative and dangerous actions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy lexapro online <a href=\"https:\/\/dschnur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/lexapro.html\">https:\/\/dschnur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/lexapro.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Canada has suspended its engagement in preparations for the G8 Summit, currently planned for Sochi, and the Canadian ambassador in Moscow is being recalled for consultations. Canada supports the immediate deployment of international monitors from the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to Ukraine. We are also engaged in discussions aimed at developing a financial aid package for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy priligy online <a href=\"https:\/\/dschnur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/priligy.html\">https:\/\/dschnur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/priligy.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>We will continue to co-operate closely with our G7 partners and other allies. Should President Putin continue on this course of action, it will lead to ongoing negative consequences for our bilateral relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Facebook Page of PM Stephen Harper Prime Minister Stephen Harper held a rare emergency cabinet meeting Saturday afternoon to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":3237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[273],"class_list":["post-3236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-ca","tag-stephen-harper","mauthors-the-canadian-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284025,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236\/revisions\/284025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}