Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and his wife Aleksandra want to be taken off Canada's sanctions list, claiming in Federal Court they've been wrongfully labelled as 'elites and close associates' of the Russian regime.
amendments to the Special Economic Measures Regulations, which included placing the Melnichenkos on a list of 122 sanctioned individuals tied to the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
His wife, a former model and Serbian pop singer, claims she's been wrongly targeted by Canadian sanctions, since she has no ties to Russia and doesn't have any involvement in companies founded by her husband. "In response to Russia's illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, Canada has imposed hard-hitting sanctions against the Russian regime and those who enable it," the statement said.
In June 2022, EuroChem issued a "statement on ownership and control" following reports that Andrey Melnichenko had ceded ownership in the firm to his wife just before being sanctioned by the EU. His court application warns of similar "unintended consequences" in Canada, where the Russian sanctions list now includes more than 1,300 individuals.
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