Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday a series of new sanctions against senior Russian officials as well as aid for Ukraine. This announcement was made on the sidelines of Justin Trudeau’s participation in the Virtual Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Platform for Crimea.
New measures were imposed by Canada on close associates of the Russian regime. The new sanctions have been introduced to increase the pressure on Russia’s regime and to target “senior Russian government officials, including Russian federal governors and regional heads, their family members and senior officials of Russian government entities. defense sector currently subject to sanctions”.
Justin Trudeau also announced support for the government and people of Ukraine, including “awarding $3.85 million in funding to support two Ukrainian projects as part of of the Stabilization and Peace Operations Program”. This funding, the statement said, “will provide additional support to security sector institutions in Ukraine”.
Trudeau, who was participating in this Virtual Summit alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is currently visiting Canada, reiterated his “unwavering support for Ukraine and his solidarity with Ukrainians, who continue to courageously and resiliently defend their sovereignty. Their territorial integrity and their independence against the illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Russia”. Since the outbreak of the Russian war in Ukraine on February 24, Canada has been one of the member states of the G7 and NATO that has supported Ukraine the most financially, militarily, and politically, while inflicting severe sanctions on Russia.