Russia responds to Canada Twitter ‘trolling’ in digital diplomacy row

A war of words (and maps) has started between Canada and Russia on Twitter

Canada at Nato mocks Russia
Canadian government officals posted this handy map on Twitter Credit: Photo: @CanadaNATO

Russian officials have responded to a mocking tweet from Canadian delegates over the escalating Ukraine crisis.

Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been in the spotlight since Canadian officials posted a snarky map to help Russian soldiers who keep “getting lost in Ukraine”.

Moscow officials have hit back with their own map, with the disputed Crimea region clearly marked as Russian territory.

Russia's response on Twitter Photo: @natomission_ru

The passive-aggressive social media exchange has amused Twitter users now awaiting Canada’s response.

More than 30,000 users have shared the Canadian map, while just over 800 peope have retweeted Russia's response.

Barack Obama has blamed the Kremlin for the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine, with over 1,000 Russian troops now directly involved in the conflict, according to Nato.

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