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What are Canada’s sanctions against Russia and how do they stack up to other countries’?

Canada doesn’t have leverage on its own against Russia’s elite over the Ukraine invasion, despite plans to curb $750M in exports and penalize 31 people.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly look on as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 in Ottawa.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined on Thursday moves to penalize 31 individuals and 27 banks and entities connected to Russia’s ruling elite; to curb about $750 million in Canadian exports to Russia, particularly in aerospace, IT and mineral shipments; and to bar any dealings with several Russian financial institutions.

Among the people blacklisted are members of the Russian elite, their families, and Vladimir Putin’s lieutenants on his government’s security council: Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu, Justice Minister Konstantin Chuychenko, and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. (Missing are Putin’s top deputy Sergey Lavrov and Putin himself.)

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