In retaliation for sanctions imposed by Canada last week, Russia announced on Monday that 13 Canadian officials are now barred from entering Russia. The list includes a range of lawmakers and cabinet members as well as the House of Commons Speaker, the government leader of the house, and the head of the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress.
While Russia has stated that it remains open to ‘constructive’ co-operation with Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to Ukraine over the weekend, during which he called for a ‘complete reversal’ of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, suggests that such sanctions are unlikely to be removed any time soon. As Harper calls for stronger international sanctions against Russia, we will continue to keep you updated.
