The Russian embassy is firing back at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for criticizing President Vladimir Putin at a news conference this week. However, the Russian Embassy tweet did not mention election meddling. The Arctic gets dragged into the exchangeTrudeau's final example of the Arctic drew the ire of the Russian Embassy in its tweet. Byers said he has travelled to Moscow and met with Russian foreign ministry officials as part of his work on Arctic foreign policy. "Yes, he is an employee of the Russian foreign ministry, but he is a long way from the centre."

Source: CBC News March 22, 2018 20:42 UTC