USA and Canada imposed new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
Foreign Affairs Canada said on the introduction of penalties against 114 citizens of Russia and fifteen organizations because of the conflict in the Kerch Strait and the Crimea.

Foreign Affairs Canada said on the introduction of penalties against 114 citizens of Russia and fifteen organizations because of the conflict in the Kerch Strait and the Crimea.
"in coordination with the European Union and the United States Canada today announced new sanctions in response to Russia's aggressive actions in the Black sea and the Kerch Strait and the illegal annexation of the Crimea ", - reported in the Ministry.
It is noted that penalties are imposed by the Minister of foreign Affairs Christ Freeland in Accordance with the legislative act on special economic measures in response to the Russian military operation against three Ukrainian ships and the seizure of the Ukrainian sailors in the Black sea in November 2018.
Ottawa imposed punishment concerning the head of "Rosneft" Igor Sechin, Deputy head of Ministry Andrey Tcherezov, head of the international Department of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev, the head of VTB Andrey Kostin, the presidential envoy in the southern Federal district Vladimir Ustinov, the former head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, Director of Regardie Viktor Zolotov, the Deputy chief of the border service of FSB Gennady Medvedev.
Under punishment were the organization " Dry ", " Tupolev ", " MiG ", " Power machines ", " SGM ", plus ten Russian plants.
Also today, the U.S. Treasury Department has extended the anti-Russian penalties imposed over the situation in Ukraine. A press release by the Ministry published on its Internet representation.
in the sanctions list included six people, and among them the Deputy head of the Border service Gennady Medvedev, head of the border guard of the FSB in the Crimea and Sevastopol Sergei Stankevich and His Deputy Andrey Shenin, head of service of FSB in the Crimea and Sevastopol Ruslan Romashkin.
in addition, the list includes Deputy head of the CEC self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Alexey Naidenko and Secretary of the Commission Vladimir Vysotsky.
Under punishment were Also eight organizations in St. Petersburg "Oceanpribor", the JSC " Zvezda ", Zelenodolsk plant (Tatarstan), Yaroslavl shipyard, as well as Crimean companies: "Procter & gamble ", " Console-Stroy ", " fresh projects ", design-technological Bureau " Sudokompozit ".
first of the penalties associated with the incident in the Kerch Strait, and entered the European Union. His black list was completed by 8 people, including the same Stankevich, Chenin and Romashkin, as well as commander of the southern military district Alexander Dvornikov, the head of service in Kerch border control Federal Security Service in Crimea Oleksiy Shatokhin and the commanders of the ships of the Border guard service Alexei Shalaev, Sergey Scherbakov and Andrei Shipitsin.
At the end of November 3 ships of naval forces of Ukraine violated the state border of Russia in the Black sea and a couple of hours maneuvered in a dangerous manner, not responding to the legitimate demands of the Russian border guards.
in the end, the guards tied the ships, the cabin was 24 the military, and among them two employees of the SBU. Later all of them were arrested on charges of illegal crossing of the state border.
leader Vladimir Putin called the incident in the Kerch Strait in advance prepared provocation that took Petro Poroshenko in the early presidential elections due to Its low rating. The head of state paid attention that the border guards performed the duty for the protection of the state border.
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