The government of Canada expanded sanctions List against Russia, including three Residents of the Russian Federation and 14 legal entities.

the appeal of the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper reported that the additional penalties associated with the situation in Ukraine.

in the sanctions List were added the leaders of the Eurasian youth Union: Alexander Dugin, Paul Kanischev and Andrei Kovalenko.

besides, the punishment is touched, for example, Fund Marshall Capital Fund, the motorcycle club " Night wolves ", organizations Gazprom, Gazpromneft, Surgutneftegaz and Transneft.

Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. EU countries, USA and Canada in the spring of the past year have introduced against Russia 1st batch of sentences, then it was expanded. In response, Russia in the last month of summer 2014 has imposed retaliatory punishment which has spread to the products of the agricultural sector from the USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.

the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of member countries of the EU on 22 June, has extended economic sanctions against Russia until 31 January 2016. Wednesday, June 24th, was published by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the extension for one year of the retaliatory action of the special economic measures.


Western countries since March 2014 several times already imposed penalties because Russia's position on Ukraine. In March 2015 has been extended sanctions List of the USA, and on 22 June the head of the EU foreign Ministers meeting in Luxembourg have extended the economic sanctions until 31 January 2016.

The list of Russian citizens and organizations who have fallen under the punishment - in the material of the Fins news

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