Canada imposes sanctions against 27 Russian companies and 31 people from Putin's entourage
Photo: Jerome Miron / Reuters
Canada imposed new sanctions against Russia and included 382 citizens of the Russian Federation, including 31 people from the inner circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as 27 companies. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Canadian government.
“The new changes place restrictions on 31 people who are key members of President [Vladimir] Putin’s inner circle, his loved ones and family members of some individuals already subject to Canadian sanctions, as well as 27 key financial institutions,” the released documents say. associated with two Ottawa sanctions packages.
In addition, members of the State Duma who voted for the recognition of the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Central Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance, were subject to restrictions.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that Washington would impose additional sanctions and export restrictions against Russia. Later, the US Treasury announced restrictions on Russian banks, including Otkritie, Novikombank, and Sovcombank.
New Zealand and Japan also joined the sanctions.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation to protect Donbass. He announced this during an appeal to fellow citizens. Putin has also turned to outside forces that might try to pose a threat to Russia. According to him, Russia's response will be immediate.
