Canada and Russia clash in Ukraine Twitter spat

A pointed tweet claims Crimea for Russia and leaves eastern Ukraine 'conveniently unillustrated'

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Russia's Nato delegation posted a tweet yesterday restating Russian ownership of Crimea during a bad-tempered Twitter spat with their Canadian counterparts.

The Canadian Nato delegation had posted a "helpful geography lesson" for Russian soldiers whom Moscow claimed had become lost and accidentally entered southeastern Ukraine. The tweet went viral yesterday and was retweeted 32,000 times.

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