The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, speaks to the media while he and his cabinet take part in a two-day Liberal retreat in Calgary, Alberta, Canada January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Bolin
MOSCOW - 27 March 2018: Four Russian diplomats expelled from Canada will have ten days to leave the country, Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau told reporters.
He said "They have been watched for some time," the Russian news agency Tass reported.
According to Garneau, the diplomats from the Russian embassy in Ottawa and consulate general in Montreal will have ten days to leave the country. At the same time, the Canadian Foreign Ministry declined to respond to TASS requests for comment.
On Monday, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the expulsion of four Russian diplomats over the Skripal case. According to her, "the four have been identified as intelligence officers or individuals who have used their diplomatic status to undermine Canada's security or interfere in our democracy." Besides, Ottawa will also deny three applications by the Russian government for additional diplomatic staff in Canada.
A number of EU member countries, the United States, Canada and Australia announced the expulsion of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of former Russian Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer Sergei Skripal, which the UK blames on Russia without providing any evidence. The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that these unfriendly actions will not remain unanswered.
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