OTTAWA – Canada has announced it’s adding more names to sanctions imposed because of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine.
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion says 10 additional entities and two more individuals in Russia have been added along with four additional entities and three additional individuals in Ukraine.
Dion says Canada has no intention of lifting sanctions until Russia meets its international obligations.
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The sanctions came on Friday, the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea to mark the second anniversary of the peninsula’s annexation and inspect construction of a bridge meant to link it to mainland Russia.
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 after a hastily organized referendum not recognized by Canada, the United States and the European Union.
The Russian embassy in Ottawa has issued a statement calling the Canadian government’s decision to slap more people and companies with sanctions deplorable.