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CG4DU | 17May2017 | Oksana Bashuk Hepburn
Canadian Group for Democracy in Ukraine
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MEDIA RELEASE re NATO
Summit on 24/25May2017
For immediate release
Date: May 17, 2017
May 13, 2017, Ottawa -- The Canadian Group for Democracy in Ukraine is
asking Canada to propose Ukraine for NATO membership at its Summit
later this month. In its letter
to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the
Group asks Canada to show leadership by “requiring Russia to remove
itself from Ukraine by a firm date or Ukraine will be invited to join
NATO.”
“By standing up to Russia’s terror Ukraine is standing up for all
democracies”, says Myroslava Oleksiuk, a Toronto member. “Russia sows
destruction world wide. Blood in Syria, blood in Ukraine. How many
times must we be taught the lesson that appeasement is dangerous,
indeed deadly, when dealing with an undemocratic adversary with no
moral compass?”
Despite denials, Russia has been waging a deadly war in Ukraine with
some ten thousand dead, many more wounded, and over 1.4 million
displaced. “It creates chaos, lies, covers up, spawns fake news and
mucks-up free elections. It has ambitions to be a world-class leader
but its methods are that of an alley thug,” says Oksana Bashuk Hepburn,
also a member.
Russia’s systematic failure to adhere to international law and
agreements must not be countered with Western appeasement. “There must
be no green light for Kremlin’s further advances. NATO is a crucial
component in checking Russia’s aggression,” states the letter.
The Group wants to see President Vladimir Putin on the sanctions list
and Russia removed from SWIFT and add Bombardier’s ally, Vladimir
Yakunin, missing from Canada’s sanctions list.
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For further information please contact:
Oksana Bashuk Hepburn
613-769-5996
[email protected]
Myroslava Oleksiuk
416-259-3202
[email protected]
The Canadian Group for
Democracy in Ukraine is dedicated to the furthering of democracy in
Ukraine