Canada announced today it is imposing new sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its “unprovoked and unjustifiable” invasion of Ukraine.
The sanctions affect 43 Russian oligarchs, financial elites and their families and 35 Russia-backed senior officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine.
They also target a so-called governing body in Kherson, a Ukrainian port city that Russian President Vladimir Putin declared “independent” earlier today.
The United States and United Kingdom also announced new sanctions today in response to the attempted annexation.
Foreign Affairs Minister Joly announced the measures in Washington, D.C., where she is undertaking two days of meetings with members of Congress and Secretary of State Antony Blinken….