After Russian President Vladimir Putin officially annexed four regions of Ukraine on Friday, Canada placed fresh penalties on Russian officials.
Canadian sanctions now target 43 Russian officials, members of the financial elite, and their families, as well as 35 top officials in the pro-Russian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia.
After Putin signed the papers at a ceremony in the Kremlin earlier in the day, Russia illegitimately seized the four areas.
Voting was place in four occupied territories from September 23 to 27, leading to the annexation. On Tuesday, pro-Moscow sources asserted that 93 percent of the ballots cast in the Zaporizhzhya region, 87 percent in the Kherson region, 98 percent in the Luhansk region, and 99 percent in the Donetsk region approved annexation. Many Western politicians criticised the voting’s authenticity.
Ottawa said in a press release today that “these people and organisations are implicated in President Putin’s desperate attempt to undermine the principles of state sovereignty and share blame for the ongoing slaughter throughout Ukraine.” “Based on comparable measures that Canada has already implemented for the Donetsk and Luhansk territories, trade transactions, including investment and export, with the Russian-occupied regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions are now.
The largest annexation in Europe since World War II, Russia’s assertion that it would govern over 15% of Ukraine, was rejected by the West. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had earlier in the week predicted “tougher sanctions” in response to Moscow’s action.
After annexing portions of Ukraine, Canada puts further restrictions on Russian leaders.
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