Ottawa, March 3 ( /Sputnik) Canada and its allies are calling for Russia to be suspended from the International police (Interpol) in response to Moscow’s ongoing special operation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. “Today, Canada and other close partners are calling to suspend Russia from Interpol,” Trudeau said at press briefing in Ottawa. Trudeau’s announcement comes amid a flurry of sanctions Trudeau and his cabinet have placed on Russia as a consequence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Last Thursday, Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine in response to requests by the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics to defend against intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops. The Russian Defense Ministry said the operation was solely targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure only and emphasized that the civilian population is not in danger. /SPUTNIK ACL2245