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Присутствие представителей МИД Канады на праздновании Дня России в посольстве России в Оттаве было неприемлемым, заявил глава правительства Канады Джастин Трюдо.

Трюдо в парламенте Канады заявил, что «присутствие на этом мероприятии любого представителя Канады было абсолютно неприемлемым». По его словам, «этого никогда не должно было случиться». «Мы осуждаем такое», – приводит его слова РИА «Новости».

Представители общественности и МИД Канады посетили прием в российском посольстве по случаю Дня России. Глава МИД Канады Мелани Жоли назвала действия своих сотрудников неприемлемыми. Российский посол Олег Степанов счел такую позицию проявлением непрофессионализма. В канадских СМИ сообщалось, что в МИД Канады знали, что сотрудник ведомства планирует посетить прием в посольстве России, но Жоли узнала об этом позже из СМИ.

Напомним, депутат канадского парламента от Либеральной партии Иван Бейкер подтвердил, что в странах Запада накапливается «усталость» от Украины, что выражается в призывах к Киеву уступить часть территорий.

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1. Russian Press from Michael_Novakhov (80 sites)

Замглавы военно-гражданской администрации (ВГА) Херсонской области Кирилл Стремоусов назвал бессмысленной истерикой и конвульсией угрозу Владимира Зеленского вернуть контроль над регионом. Комментируя высказывание Зеленского, член ВГА отметил, что подобные заявления — «это уже не смешно».

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1. Russian Press from Michael_Novakhov (80 sites)

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US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides told the Israel Hayom newspaper, in a special interview which will be published in full on Friday, that Israel could join the US visa waiver program by 2023 if all the conditions are met.

Nides told the newspaper that while much work remains to be done, the US intends to bring Israel into the program by 2023.

The Ambassador said he is working around the clock to make sure that happens, adding that he is cooperating closely with Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked, who he said is focused on the issue.

According to Nides, Israel must take several steps to join the program, including passing certain laws to bring it into compliance with US requirements.

Asked if Shaked’s cited February 2023 target date for the US visa waiver was indeed the goal, Nides said that the process should focus on the current calendar year, but that the waiver – if granted – would be implemented in 2023. Nides called the efforts “Herculean” and said that the US was trying to make it easier for Israelis to enter its borders.

The US Ambassador said that the Knesset needed to vote on a few matters of compliance and that the legislative body was working on it. The US, Nides said, was doing its part and hundreds of people had visited Washington as part of the process.

The White House said last August, after a meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that Biden emphasized “his administration would strengthen bilateral cooperation with Israel in ways that would benefit both US citizens and Israeli citizens, including by working together towards Israel”s inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program.”

In March, Public Security Minister Omer Barlev signed an agreement with the United States to share information on civilians convicted of serious criminal offenses.

On the issue of Iran, Nides told Israel Hayom that the Revolutionary Guards would not be dropped from the US list of terrorist entities and said that Biden’s stance on the issue was “uncompromising.”

When asked if the US had a plan to stop Iran’s nuclear weapons program, Nides said there was “no question” that while Washington still hoped to solve the matter through diplomacy, Biden would not “stand by” and watch the Iranians develop nuclear weapons.

Nides said the US would work very closely with Israel and its allies, and reiterated Biden’s assertion that “all options are on the table.”

When asked why the US did not issue explicit threats that it would use military force against Iran’s nuclear program, which even former President Barack Obama did, Nides said it was not his place as Ambassador to make threats, and repeated that the US would work with Israel and its other regional allies to ensure that Iran did not obtain nuclear weapons.

NPR News: 06-14-2022 11PM ET