Britain, Canada and Australia have all so far declined to expel Russian diplomats, putting themselves at odds with 15 EU nations that have now evicted more than 200 in response to the pictures of war crimes committed in Ukraine.
A further 100 Russian diplomats had been expelled in the preceding two months.
The British reticence to act came despite an effective warning from the UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, that the west’s relations with Vladimir Putin’s Russia were over.
Meanwhile the Trudeau Government starts sucking up to Russia’s biggest Ally – Communist China
Canada’s and China’s frigid relationship shows slight sign of thaw with first call between foreign ministers since 2020
