The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that 41 more Canadians were banned from entering its territory.

And she explained in a statement that this measure includes “leaders of organizations supporting extremist national forces in Ukraine and high-ranking military officials,” noting that it was adopted “in response to new anti-Russian sanctions announced by Ottawa on May 8. “

Many of these people are members of organizations associated with Ukraine, such as the Canadian-Ukrainian Congress, which claims to represent the Ukrainian community before the Canadian government. More than 600 Canadians have not been allowed into Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.

On May 19, Russia announced the closure of the office of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC / Radio Canada) in Moscow and the annulment of accreditations and visas of journalists of this Canadian organization by the decision of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. considered “unacceptable”. For its part, Ottawa has imposed sanctions on more than 1,000 individuals and legal entities from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.