Canada expands sanctions against Russia

This became known from a statement by the office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who took part in the summit of EU leaders in London dedicated to Ukraine, a Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“During the Securing Our Future summit, the Prime Minister announced new sanctions against 10 individuals and 21 entities, including paramilitary groups and their leaders, in an effort to reduce Russia’s reliance on foreign entities and states to achieve its political and military objectives in Ukraine,” the department said.

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It is noted that the new sanctions imposed today concern “nine leaders of paramilitary groups that emerged after Wagner, one representative of the top Russian military leadership, nine paramilitary organizations operating in Ukraine and in the Kremlin’s African network, as well as 12 affiliated structures that are engaged in resource extraction within this network.”

“To date, Canada has sanctioned more than 3,000 individuals and entities involved in Russian aggression, and we continue to work with our partners to increase economic pressure on Russia,” Trudeau’s office said.

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As reported by Ukrinform, on March 2, a summit of partner country leaders on support for Ukraine was held in London, with representatives from Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Spain, Canada, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Romania participating. The Turkish Foreign Minister, NATO Secretary General, and the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council were also present.

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