In total, five Russian oligarchs were added to Canada's list of those deemed to be enabling President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.
Roman Abramovich, seen in 2021 in Gothenburg, Sweden at a soccer match, confirmed last week he would sell the Chelsea Football club he has owned in the U.K. since 2003.
The federal government also sanctioned 32 organizations and companies associated with Russia's military and security services, including the country's foreign intelligence service. "The sanctions on Russian officials and oligarchs like Abramovich are directed at them so that they cannot profit or benefit from economic activities in Canada — or the hard work of Canadians working in companies that they have investments in," Trudeau said in Warsaw, before boarding a flight home.
Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said part of the discussion around sanctions has involved whether or not there would be so-called collateral damage on the Canadian economy and workers.PM says sanctions will make an impact Trudeau continued to insist, as he has throughout his trip, that sanctions are having a meaningful effect on Russia's ability to wage war in Ukraine.
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