New sanctions on Russia to come as Canadian Foreign Minister Joly condemns attacks on Ukrainian civilians
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is condemning Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians as abhorrent and senseless and says new Canadian sanctions are coming against Russia as a result.
Joly said Canada will provide additional funding to support the International Criminal Court investigation looking at Russia’s conduct since its invasion of Ukraine. Canada has sent half a dozen RCMP officers to The Hague to assist the ICC, and Joly and Haavisto said it was important the collection of evidence begin soon. It was not known what role, if any, the Canadian contingent would be playing because they are now working under the authority of the ICC prosecutor’s office.
“Three hundred bodies, many of them women and children, have been found further confirming that crimes against humanity and war crimes are being committed by the Russian federation,” NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson said in a statement. In Helsinki, Joly also reaffirmed Canada’s support for Finland’s entry into the 30-country NATO military alliance.
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