Pushkov: sanctions Canada against Russia – an attempt to draw attention to themselves

Pushkov: sanctions Canada against Russia – an attempt to draw attention to themselves


The canadian government has expanded the list of sanctions against Russia to include 14 companies and 5 individuals. Canada plans to freeze their assets and ban entry to its territory to individuals.

MOSCOW, 19 Mar. The head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov called the strengthening of Canada’s anti-Russian sanctions the only way to draw attention to themselves.

“Canada not only reached, but exceeded, the job of the US sanctions against Russia. This is the only way to Ottawa to draw attention to themselves”, — he wrote in his microblog on Twitter.

Canada not only reached, but exceeded, the job of the US sanctions of Russia etc. It unities. the way to Ottawa to draw attention to themselves.

— Alexei Pushkov (@Alexey_Pushkov) 19 March 2016.

Earlier it was reported that Canada has extended sanctions against Russia over Ukraine. In particular, 14 companies and 5 individuals were in two separate sanctions list. Canada intends to freeze their assets and ban entry to its territory to individuals.

From companies included in the list of JSC “INDEXBANK”, Mosoblbank OJSC “Volgogradneftemash”, the Izhevsk mechanical plant, “Technopromexport”, JSC “Technoceramica”, “machine engineering technologies”, “daughter” Rostec “Russian electronics”, and also included in rostec holding “Schwabe”. In addition, in the list were the ports of Evpatoria, Feodosia and Yalta and Yalta film Studio.

From individuals in the list was Deputy General Director of concern “Kalashnikov” Edward Ioffe, the Minister of foreign Affairs DND Alexander Kofman, Oleg Akimov, Alexander Omelchenko and Peter Savchenko.