Canada expands sanction list against Russia

The New Voice of Ukraine
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Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau

The Canadian government has expanded its list of the Special Economic Measures Regulations against Russia, imposing restrictions on universities, civil organizations, and individuals.

The move was announced by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sept. 20.

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The sanctions were imposed in response to the involvement of certain individuals and entities in supporting Russia's forcible mass deportation of Ukrainian children, Russian disinformation campaigns, and its nuclear sector.

The following entities have been added to the list of sanctions:

  • The Global Policy Research Foundation;

  • Newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda;

  • The Russian Geographical Society (also known as RGS);

  • Moscow State Institute of International Relations (also known as MGIMO);

  • The National Committee for BRICS Research;

  • Russian Institute for Strategic Studies;

  • The Council for Foreign and Defense Policy;

  • Center for Support and Development of Public Initiative Creative Diplomacy;

  • Higher School of Economics University;

  • The Russian International Affairs Council;

  • Valdai Discussion Club (Foundation);

  • Vladimir Tochmash Joint Stock Company;

  • Kovrov Mechanical Plant PJSC;

  • Russian Children and Youth Military Patriotic Public Movement Youth Army.

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Canada also imposed sanctions on Tuiaara Vasilieva, Yakutia’s ombudsman for children's rights, Andrei Stepanov, Tyumen’s ombudsman for children's rights, and Liudmila Nizamova, the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug’s ombudsman for children's rights.

Furthermore, Canada has imposed sanctions on the following individuals:

  • Anton Kotyakov, the Russian Labor Minister;

  • Artem Zdunov, Head of the Republic of Mordovia;

  • Nikita Nagorny, the Youth Army Chief;

  • Anton Demidov, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Young Guard of United Russia;

  • Eleonora Fedorenko, an advisor to the so-called "DNR" leader on children's rights;

  • Vasily Kashin, a Russian scientist and political analyst;

  • Evgeny Primakov, Head of Rossotrudnichestvo.

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