Canada adds Putin’s alleged girlfriend to the sanctions list
Canada has imposed sanctions on Alina Kabaeva, reportedly the girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The previous Olympic gymnast is one in all 22 shut associates of the Russian regime added to the sanctions checklist over the nation’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The UK sanctioned Kabaeva earlier this month and her title was additionally reported to have appeared on a draft checklist of people who could possibly be sanctioned by the European Union.
On the time, Overseas Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly wouldn’t rule out making the same transfer, saying Canada wished to be in lockstep with its allies on imposing sanctions on folks with ties to Putin.
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Overseas Minister Melanie Joly says this spherical of sanctions targets banks, oligarchs and Putin’s present associate.
“We have to suffocate the Putin regime. That is been our purpose for the reason that starting and that is what we’ll proceed to do,” Joly stated Tuesday in a scrum with reporters.
She stated that though Canada and its allies weren’t imposing sanctions on the identical folks and organizations on the identical time, their method continues to be coordinated.
“What we’re doing is typically we take the lead, generally we work with the Individuals, generally we work with the Europeans,” she stated.
“On the finish of the day, when all of the G7 ministers collect, we all know we’re engaged on the identical entities and people.”
The newest spherical of sanctions, which additionally embrace 4 monetary establishments, got here into drive final Friday.
Canada has sanctioned greater than 1,500 people and entities since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
