Moscow Accuses Ottawa of Leading Isolation Effort, Amid Squabble Over Tweets, Summons

Moscow Accuses Ottawa of Leading Isolation Effort, Amid Squabble Over Tweets, Summons
The flag flies outside the embassy of the Russian Federation to Canada in Ottawa on Mar. 26, 2018. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Russia’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa is at the vanguard of an effort to isolate his country, following a series of social-media squabbles and ongoing salvos where each country summons the other’s top diplomat.

Oleg Stepanov told Russian state media that he’s exasperated by Canada’s foreign-affairs department tweeting unflattering information about the war in Ukraine, particularly recent tweets about Russian men fleeing a military draft.