Canadian staff members at the embassy evacuated first, but sources say the Ukrainian staff were left behind in Kyiv, fearful for their lives
of intelligence reports delivered weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in which diplomats in Kyiv were told Ukrainians who worked for the Canadian embassy there were likely on lists of people Moscow intended to detain or kill.
At the news conference, Ms. Joly said Global Affairs is examining whether Canada has the same duty of care to locally hired staff at foreign embassies and consulates as it owes to members of the Canadian foreign service.been conversations within the department whether that duty of care applies to locally engaged staff,” she said.
But the minister should take an interest in situations in which lives are at risk, and should have staff members involve her in those issues, the diplomat said. In late February, she attended the Munich Security Conference with her NATO and Five Eyes counterparts. During the conference, on Feb. 18, the
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