Original title: Russia responds to Canadian sanctions and announces that it bans 9 Canadian citizens from entering the country. Source: Chinanews.com
According to the Russian Satellite Network, the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zakharova announced that Russia has decided to indefinitely ban nine Canadian citizens who “participated in the formulation and implementation of anti-Russian routes” from entering. Previously in March, Canada had imposed sanctions on Russia on the grounds of the Navaline incident, a Russian opposition figure.
According to reports, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement stated: “On March 24, 2021, the Canadian government fabricated an excuse to impose illegal sanctions on Russian citizens based on the so-called persecution of Navalny who was sentenced for wrongdoing.” In response to this, the Russian side decided to ban nine Canadians from entering Russia indefinitely.
According to the report, Canadian citizens prohibited from entering Russia include Canadian Attorney General and Attorney General David Lametti.
According to previous media reports, on March 24, Canada announced sanctions against Russia due to the Navalny incident. The targets of the sanctions included 9 senior officials including the Director of the Russian Security Service. Prior to this, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia on the Navalny incident.
Navalny is a well-known Russian opposition figure. In 2020, he suddenly fell into a coma on the way to Moscow, suspected of being poisoned, and then the plane made an emergency landing in Omsk. The local doctor said that no trace of poison was found in Navari’s body. Navalny was later taken by a special plane to a hospital in Berlin, Germany for treatment. During the treatment, laboratories in Germany, France, Sweden and other countries claimed that Navalny had been attacked by “Novijok” nerve agents. In this regard, the Russian side denied it.
On January 17, 2021, when Navalny returned to Russia from Germany, Russian law enforcement agencies arrested him for repeatedly violating probation provisions. On February 2, the Moscow City District Court sentenced Navalny to three and a half years in prison.
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