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Company.ocmJAKARTA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced 63 sanctions against individuals and legal entities Russia during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Canada, Friday (9/22/2023).

At a press conference today, Prime Minister Trudeau said more than 42 sanctioned individuals were involved in the illegal removal and detention of Ukrainian children, the creation and dissemination of disinformation and propaganda, as well as than in the nuclear program of the Russian Federation.

Among those targeted by Canada’s new sanctions are the Minister of Labor of the Russian Federation, Anton Kotyakov, and the advisor to the Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Alexei Petrov.

Among the Russian entities involved in the sanctions are the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (“MGIMO”) and its director Anatoly Torkunov, the Higher School of Economics of the Russian Federation, as well as the publications “Vzglyad » and “Komsomolska Pravda”. . “Russian youth organizations are also on the list of sanctioned entities.

Earlier today, President Zelensky addressed the Canadian Parliament following Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement of additional aid to Ukraine, including C$650 million ($480 million) for 50 armored vehicles and training for F-16 fighter jets.

The Ukrainian president’s visit to Canada followed his visit to New York where Zelensky addressed the General Assembly and the UN Security Council.

The President then traveled to Washington, DC, where he spoke with members of the US Congress, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and President Joe Biden.

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