Ottawa Russian Embassy Complaints Show Tricky Business of Protecting Embassies and Diplomats

Ottawa Russian Embassy Complaints Show Tricky Business of Protecting Embassies and Diplomats
The Embassy of the Russian Federation to Canada in Ottawa on March 26, 2018. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—Russia’s recent complaints about its Ottawa embassy being blocked by protesters and attacked with a Molotov cocktail shed light on the tricky balance Canada faces in protecting diplomatic missions.

“We have an unquestioned responsibility,” said Roy Norton, who served as Canada’s protocol chief from 2016 to 2019, overseeing the security of diplomatic missions within Canada.