Russia announced on Monday that it will ban 100 Canadian citizens from entering its territory, including actor Jim Carrey and numerous journalists, in response to Canada’s sanctions against Russian journalists and actors in October.
The decision was taken in response to “the imposition of sanctions on Russian leaders, politicians and parliamentarians by the regime of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau”. […]journalists and cultural figures,” he said.
In addition to the 60-year-old comedian, journalists Paul Workman from CTV, Margaret Evans of the CBC, Caroline Xavier, director of the Communications Security Foundation, and several Canadians of Ukrainian descent were also banned.
According to the statement, Moscow accuses them of “directly participating in the formation of an aggressive anti-Russian policy”.
Since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine on February 24, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,400 individuals and entities from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
source: Noticias
