100 Canadians sanctioned by Russia
In retaliation for similar sanctions that Ottawa imposed on hundreds of Russians due to Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia has imposed sanctions on 100 Canadians and barred them from entering the Russian Federation.
The bans were announced on Monday by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which stated that those affected included government officials, business executives, and people with “media and financial structures that are directly involved in the formation of an aggressive anti-Russian course.”
Among them were journalists Murray Brewster, Margaret Evans, and Adrienne Arsenault from the national broadcaster CBC, as well as 60-year-old actor and comedian Jim Carrey.
The new round of sanctions, according to Russia, were chosen “in retaliation for the practise, implemented by Justin Trudeau’s regime, of imposition of sanctions against the Russian leadership, politicians and parliamentarians, business representatives, experts and journalists, and cultural figures.”
Since the start of the Ukraine war on February 24, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,400 individuals and organisations in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
100 Canadians sanctioned by Russia
The Kremlin claims to have started a “special military operation” to protect the pro-Russian residents of the eastern Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk from Kiev’s repression. In retaliation for similar actions taken by Washington and Ottawa against more than 300 Russian legislators back in April, Russia imposed sanctions on hundreds of US lawmakers and dozens of Canadian senators.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced in two statements that 398 members of the US House of Representatives and 87 senators from Canada were the targets of sanctions.
