Russia Claims Ottawa Embassy Was Attacked, Summons Canada’s Ambassador in Moscow

Russia Claims Ottawa Embassy Was Attacked, Summons Canada’s Ambassador in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, speaks with Canada's ambassador to Russia Alison LeClaire as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, looks on during a ceremony in Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 5, 2020. The Canadian Press/AP-Alexander Zemlianichenko
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Russia’s foreign ministry summoned Canada’s ambassador on Monday, saying an unidentified person threw a Molotov cocktail at the country’s embassy in Ottawa.

Moscow claims Ottawa police have turned a blind eye to “aggressive demonstrators” blocking public access to the embassy’s consular section.