Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced new sanctions against 38 individuals and 25 entities. The list focuses on the paramilitary Wagner Group, which has sent combatants to Ukraine and Africa. Those sanctioned include actors and singers.
The Canadian PressForeign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly gives a statement during an informal meeting of NATO foreign affairs ministers at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway on June 1, 2023.Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced new sanctions against 38 individuals and 25 entities.
The list focuses on the paramilitary Wagner Group, which has sent combatants to Ukraine and across Africa. The sanctions also target Russia's nuclear, drone and cultural industries, in response to that country's attacks on Ukraine's nuclear and cultural sites.
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