The New Red Scare

It's the new gong show:

Russian-sponsored disinformation is trying to exploit one of Canada’s most divisive issues to shape opinions here about its invasion of Ukraine, says a top Global Affairs Canada expert on the topic.

 

Just like Russians were funding the convoy, right, Canada? 

 

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Oh, Russia - that's Canadian-grade idiocy:

Russia is spreading doctored pictures falsely claiming Canadian military members are fighting on the front line in Ukraine, says our country’s digital spy agency.

This, on the other hand: 

A report exploring the far-right in Ukraine’s military found that neo-Nazis and supporters of far-right groups in the ranks bragged online about receiving training from Canada and other NATO nations, prompting promises of a thorough review from the Department of National Defence.

 

What does Chrystia know about this? 

Also - the murder of Yazidis was never genocide, say the Liberals:

Canada’s defence minister Anita Anand says that there’s a “strong argument” to be made that the “atrocities” in Ukraine occurring at the hands of the Russians amount to genocide.

It wasn't genocide when Stalin starved Ukrainians to death, nor were the invasions of Donbass or Crimea war crimes.

But now .....

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"Journalistic integrity"!:

Online video platform Rumble slammed the Globe and Mail on Wednesday, accusing the legacy news outlet of supporting corporate-media-driven public censorship after a Globe journalist asked them why they haven’t blocked or limited Russian content like other sites.

“The Globe and Mail is demanding to know why we aren’t dutifully copying YouTube’s censorship. It is now common that we receive pressure from journalists demanding that we censor more,” Rumble wrote.

Rumble posted two emails to Twitter showing questions sent to them by Globe journalist Joe Castaldo earlier this week. Castaldo had requested comment on why the platform hasn’t limited or blocked content from Russian broadcasters while other sites like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have promptly censored Russia Today (RT) shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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If one is going to sanction a country, why not go for the guts?

Russian oil still goes through Ukrainian pipelines to the rest of Europe.

When, in principle, will that stop?:

Russian gas shipments to Hungary have been arriving without any disruptions, Mr Szijjarto told a news briefing broadcast on his Facebook page that followed talks with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara.

“We do not support proposals for energy sanctions against Russia,” he told the briefing. Mr Szijjarto added that this applies not only to oil and gas imports but also to cooperation with Russia in nuclear energy, in particular, fuel supplies for the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary.

The foreign minister said Hungary will do “everything” to ensure the safety of its energy supply.

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No one likes a boss, Russia:

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would have to bolster its defenses in the region, including by deploying nuclear weapons.

Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining the NATO alliance. Finland will make a decision in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said that should Sweden and Finland join NATO then Russia would have to strengthen its land, naval and air forces in the Baltic Sea.

Medvedev also explicitly raised the nuclear threat by saying that there could be no more talk of a “nuclear free” Baltic – where Russia has its Kaliningrad exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.

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I'm sure it's nothing to be concerned with:

Japan’s government said Thursday it is closely watching military activities by Russia following reports it conducted tests of submarine-launched missiles in the Sea of Japan, in its latest military exercises off the Japanese coast following its invasion of Ukraine.

The missile tests came a day after the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet and Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force announced joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan.

Russia’s ITAR-Tass news agency reported that two diesel-powered submarines from the Russian Pacific Fleet successfully launched Kalibr cruise missiles at a naval target during the exercises Thursday. Japanese media carried similar reports.

Tass said the target was a ship structure simulating an enemy vessel, and the exercise involved more than 15 warships from its Pacific Fleet and warplanes.

The Kalibr cruise missile is designed to fly at subsonic speeds and can hit targets as far as 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) away, Tass said.

“Russia has escalated its military activities by deploying its latest equipment and conducting exercises and training around Japan,” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said. He said Japan is closely watching Russian activity, but would not give further details, saying "doing so would reveal Japan’s information gathering capability.”