‘Russian desperation’; TRU expert believes Russian threat should be taken seriously

KAMLOOPS — On Wednesday (June 10), the Russian foreign ministry threatened Canada over this county’s support of Ukraine after a Canadian drone maker signed a new deal to support the war effort.

The Russian representative called Canada a ‘warmonger’, stating they reserve the right to ‘an appropriate response’. While she doesn’t expect military action, TRU political science professor Saira Bano believes Canada does need to take the threat seriously.

“There is no chance they are going to fire a missile or bomb the facility, but there is going to be sub-conventional attack, which means the firm can be the target of a cyber attack. There can be a lone wolf who can attack the firm,” said Bano. “There is a threat of physical attack but that is a sub-conventional one, not state to state.”