Moscow protested to Canada on Friday after the country\u0027s UN envoy described a murdered Russian blogger as \u0022a vitriolic propagandist.\u0022
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Bob Rae, Canada’s permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks after Vladlen Tatarsky – a cheerleader for Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine – died in a bomb blast in St Petersburg last Sunday.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
A well-known Russian military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, is seen in this undated social media picture obtained by Reuters on April 2, 2023.The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is one of Ukraine’s most vocal supporters. Rae made the comments after Russia’s UN mission complained that Western media outlets and international organizations had not reacted to the death of Tatarsky, who it described as a journalist.
“He was not a ‘journalist’. He was a vitriolic propagandist, a spreader of hate and misinformation with a criminal record. Russian journalists are either in exile or in jail,”
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