Canada has imposed sanctions on 62 more Russian citizens and one defense company over Moscow’s ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Governors of Russia's 27 regions and members of their families, as well as top managers of Avtomatika, part of state-controlled conglomerate Rostekh, which deals with defense and high-tech industries, are affected by the new sanctions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on August 23 during the Summit for Heads of State and Government of the International Crimea Platform.
Since Russia launched its full-scale aggression against Ukraine in late February, Canada has closed its air space to Russian aircraft, barred Russian vessels from using Canadian ports and internal waters, banned the sales of luxury items to Russia, and prohibited Canadian banks from conducting transactions with Russia's central bank.
There are now 1,500 Russian citizens and companies on Canada’s sanctions list, including President Vladimir Putin, his two adult daughters, Russian athlete Alina Kabayeva, who is believed to be Putin's current partner, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, central bank Chairwoman Elvira Nabiullina, and many other close associates of the president.
Trudeau also said that Ottawa will continue to counter Russian state-sponsored disinformation by creating a dedicated team to help increase Canada’s capacity to understand, monitor, and detect Russian and other state-sponsored disinformation and enable deeper international collaboration in supporting Ukraine.
