Canada imposed sanctions against the children of Rotenberg, Prigozhin and Sechin

CANADA has published a sanctions list against RUSSIA. In particular, Russian businessmen Boris Rotenberg, Yevgeny Prigozhin, representative of the President of Russia Sergei Ivanov, as well as their children, were subject to restrictions.

The government of Canada explained these sanctions as a "serious violation of international peace and security" by Russia. In total, the list includes 33 names, including Valentina and Pavel Prigozhin (children of Evgeny Prigozhin), Roman and Boris Rotenberg (children of Boris and Arkady Rotenberg), Sergei Ivanov (son of Sergei Ivanov) and Ivan Sechin (son of the HEAD of Rosneft Igor Sechin) .

In addition, the son of the DIRECTOR of the FSB of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, Andrei, the son of the general director of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, Stanislav, as well as the son of the deputy head of the presidential administration, Sergei Kiriyenko, Vladimir (general director of the VK group) and others were included in the sanctions list.

Canada also imposed sanctions against Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Gazprom, Russian Railways, Transneft, ALROSA, RusHydro, Rostelecom, RDIF, Sberbank, VTB and other key Russian companies and financial institutions.

Canada's first package of sanctions was announced on February 23, in connection with Russia's recognition of the independence of the DNR and LNR. The restrictions affected the deputies who supported the recognition of the independence of the republics of Donbass. In addition, with the latter, Canadians were banned from financial transactions.

On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR, as well as agreements with the heads of the republics on friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding. He explained this step by Kyiv's refusal to comply with the MINSK agreements. A few days later, on the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine. Putin called it a necessary measure, since Moscow "was left no chance to do otherwise."

After that, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky introduced martial law in the country and announced the mobilization and severance of diplomatic relations with Moscow. On the night of February 25, he also announced his readiness to discuss Ukraine's neutral status with Russia.

Many countries condemned the military operation and imposed sanctions against Russia. Among them are the  United States , the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Taiwan and Japan.

As Finance Minister Anton Siluanov noted back in February, Russia has already developed a plan to minimize the consequences of sanctions. A ban on banks' access to DOLLAR funding and restrictions on access to global payment systems would be "unpleasant, but not fatal," the minister said. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also said at a meeting of the Russian Security Council on February 21 that the government had been preparing for possible sanctions for many months.