Canada adds 76 Russian individuals, legal entities to sanctions list — Trudeau

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OTTAWA: Canadian authorities have added 76 individuals and legal entities to sanctions lists against Russia, according to a statement on the website of by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"To maintain pressure on Russia, Prime Minister Trudeau announced new sanctions targeting 76 individuals and entities," the statement says.

"The Prime Minister also announced that Canada is taking action against Russia’s shadow fleet by sanctioning 109 vessels based on their involvement in the transfer of sanctioned goods, including hydrocarbons," the document says.

According to a document published on the Canadian government's website, the sanctions list includes, in particular, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivileva, Governor of the Primorsky Region Oleg Kozhemyako, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and Chair of the Fatherland Defenders Foundation Anna Tsivileva, President of the Russian Skiing Federation Elena Vyalbe, founder of the Russian Copper Company Igor Altushkin, TV journalist Vladimir Pozner, and businessman Vasily Anisimov.

The list also includes the Russian Aerospace Forces, Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Federal State Budget Educational Institution Artek International Children's Center, the Akhmat-Kadyrov Foundation, the Russian Copper Company, the 924th State Centre for Unmanned Aviation, Command of the Military Transport Aviation, Commercial Sea port Olya, and the Internet Development Institute (IRI).

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