"A senior Ukrainian envoy is warning a thaw in diplomatic relations between Canada and Russia will primarily benefit Vladimir Putin"

No!  Really?  I mean look at how co-operative they've been in Georgia, the Ukraine, Syria and the rest?  And that little thing about blowing a civilian airliner out of the air?  Mind you, they did that same thing back with KAL 007 too didn't they?   As this ridiculous excuse for a PM has said himself he admired China's basic dictatorship and like his father before him, he will cuddle up to any dictator who will offer him photo ops in his effort to surrender the country to them.  Which is exactly why they have spent so much effort to disarm us.   He's not intelligent, he's not a Canadian and he is going to destroy the country.  He is a disaster.   As he has already proven, Putin is this century's Hitler bent on re-occupying the countries around him.  His bombing of hospitals and aid convoys, as well as civilian airliners say it all.