The document is timed to coincide with the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, Oleg Stepanov noted WASHINGTON, March 27. /TASS/. Russian Ambassador to Ottawa Oleg Stepanov has criticized Canada’s latest sanctions on Russia as "a paper declaration" ahead of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in France. "Canada’s illegal sanctions carry no real force. They are, essentially, a paper declaration — conveniently timed to coincide with the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, so that [Canadian Prime Minister Mark]