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John Ivison: Canadian troops are steeling to fight Russia. Will Ottawa back them?

As Moscow threatens NATO members, Canada's troops in the frontline mean the option not to fight would appear to be off the table

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An extraordinary exchange with potentially dramatic consequences for Canada took place at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.

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Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s potato-faced permanent representative at the UN, told the council that his country’s intelligence agency believes Latvia is deploying Ukrainian drones on its territory, with the intention of attacking Moscow.

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“Membership of NATO will not protect you from just retaliation,” he told Latvia’s ambassador, Sanita-Pavluta Deslandes, who dismissed the allegations as “completely baseless” and “dangerous lies.”

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The direct threat to a NATO and European Union member is being taken seriously.........

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