The New sanctions list Canada get eleven Residents of the Russian Federation, reported in circulation, published on the Internet office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

According to a statement from the eleven included in the list of Russian citizens 10 are parliamentarians. Among them Vice-speaker of the state Duma and head of the faction " United Russia " Vladimir Vasilyev, the MPs Leonid Kalashnikov (CPRF), Igor Lebedev (LDPR), Oleg Lebedev (LDPR), the Deputy head of the State Duma Nikolai Levichev ( " Fair Russia " ), 1st Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov (CPRF), head of the representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) in the Russian Federation Andrey Rodkin, deputies Viktor Vodolatsky ( " United Russia " ) and Svetlana Zhurova ( " United Russia " ). In addition, the list has also been Deputy head of the Council of Federation Yuri Vorobiev.

Intention to introduce fresh punishment relative to Russia in connection with the Ukrainian crisis said on the last working day of the week the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper. A new package of sanctions provides for limits on the export of technologies that are used in the oil and gas industries.

Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.

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