Russia will respond to the next anti-Russian sanctions of Canada against the Russia Today media group, as well as a number of journalists and artists. This was announced on February 3 by Russian Ambassador to Ottawa Oleg Stepanov.
“The answer will be, as we always act on the principle of reciprocity. We will respond to every unfriendly action by the current Canadian authorities,” the ambassador said.
On the eve of the Canadian authorities imposed new restrictions on Russian media resources and their representatives in connection with the “spread of misinformation and propaganda.” In total, restrictions additionally affect 16 structures and 38 individuals.
On December 9, Canada imposed sanctions against the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), the Central Election Commission, the Ministry of Justice and the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
In turn, Moscow blacklisted 200 Canadians who are now banned from entering Russian territory. Among them are high-ranking officials, parliamentarians, law enforcement officers and activists who support the “Russophobic course of the Justin Trudeau regime.”
Before that, on October 28, Ottawa had already expanded the list of anti-Russian sanctions. Then, six companies in the energy sector, as well as 35 Russian citizens, fell under the restrictions. Among them are the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolai Shulginov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. Prior to that, the official representative of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, was included in the list.
As a response, on November 14, the Russian side imposed sanctions against one hundred citizens of Canada. The entry ban affected, in particular, the actor Jim Carrey and the grandson of Stepan Bandera Stefan.
In addition, Canada expanded sanctions against the Russian Federation on September 30 “in connection with Russia’s attempt to include the Ukrainian territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.” Another 43 people were added to the sanctions list, including Peskov’s wife Tatyana Navka, as well as his children Nikolai and Elizaveta.
At the same time, on October 3, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, said that he did not pay attention to the imposition of sanctions by Canada against members of his family.
Western countries have stepped up sanctions pressure on Moscow against the backdrop of a special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24.
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