The Canadian Government has imposed new restrictions on Russian President, Vladimir Putin's two daughters, 12 close associates and their families over the Russian regime’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced on Tuesday that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations on Russian regime associates, including Oligarchs.
The Minister said these actions demonstrate that Canada will not relent in holding Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates accountable for their complicity in the Russian regime’s invasion of Ukraine.
"The Moscow Mechanism report delivered by OSCE experts last week confirmed that the Russian forces are committing serious atrocities and human rights violations in Ukraine, including war crimes and likely crimes against humanity.
"Canada will also continue to implement further measures in response to the atrocities perpetrated by the Russian leadership, including a relentless pursuit of accountability", Joly said.
She reiterated Canada's commitment to continues monitoring the situation and coordinate actions with its partners in the international community to respond to the Russian regime’s barbaric acts.
Meanwhile, "Another phase" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine "is starting now," Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said in a television interview seen in India on Tuesday.
Stressing that Russia's goal is the "full liberation of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics." His comments came hours after Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia's offensive in the east of the country had started.
"The Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas," Zelenskyy said in a video address late Monday. A "significant part of the entire Russian army is now concentrated on this offensive."
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