Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned votes in occupied parts of Ukraine to join Russia, but gave no timeline for sanctions Canada promised a week ago.
Trudeau says the referendums are an attempt by Russia to redraw the map as it loses territory in the war it started in February.
Moscow claims people in the four regions it occupies voted upwards of 87 percent to join Russia, but western governments say the process was rigged.
Trudeau says Russia is trying to justify its war by claiming territory so that it can paint Ukraine as the aggressor.
The prime minister also phoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday to pledge his support for the country….