Prime Minister adds names to Russian sanction list during stop in Winnipeg
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reiterated Canada’s support for Ukraine and criticized Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country, and announced more names have been added to the official sanction list.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reiterated Canada’s support for Ukraine and criticized Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country, and announced more names have been added to the official sanction list.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians in Winnipeg on Friday, Trudeau said 35 more names have been added to the sanction list, including leaders of Russia’s state-owned energy company.
“We will continue to tighten the screws on anyone abetting this illegal invasion,” he said.
Trudeau said more sanctions are coming for members of the Russian justice and security sectors.
The congress, a three-day event being held in Winnipeg this year, brings leaders from the Ukrainian Canadian community together to discuss and decide the priorities facing them.
“Nine months ago this week, Russia launched a brutal and bloody invasion of a sovereign and democratic nation,” Trudeau said during his speech. “They violated the post-World War II order that has for decades, upheld peace and allowed so many people to prosper. The have murdered innocent civilians.”
Trudeau said during his visit to Ukraine in May, he saw the devastation first-hand, and said he will never forget what he saw.
