Canada imposed sanctions against RIA Novosti, Kolesnikov, Brilev and Bilan

In total, Ottawa included 38 Russians in the list, as well as 16 media and organizations for "spreading disinformation and propaganda"

CANADA has included 38 Russians and 16 media and organizations on the sanctions list for "spreading disinformation and propaganda."

The following were sanctioned :

Kommersant journalist Andrey Kolesnikov; former host of the Vesti on Saturday program Sergey Brilev; State Duma Deputy, HEAD of the Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Alexander Khinshtein; actor and singer Mikhail Boyarsky; war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny; actor Marat Basharov; singer Nikolay Baskov; singer Dima Bilan; Nikolai Rastorguev, leader of the Lyube group; singer Oleg Gazmanov; singer Polina Gagarina; singer Nadezhda Babkina; singer Alexander Buinov; TV presenter Dana Borisova; singer Irina Allegrova; actor Maxim Averin; musician Igor Butman; singer Larisa Dolina; actor Dmitry Dyuzhev; singer Victoria Daineko; actor Mikhail Galustyan; MIA "Russia Today" and "RIA Novosti"; Tsargrad Media, Internet Research Agency (the so-called troll factory), etc.

Since the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, Ottawa has repeatedly imposed sanctions against RUSSIA. In particular, the restrictions affected Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Novak and Denis Manturov, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom Viktor Zubkov, a number of heads of regions, actors Sergei Bezrukov and Vladimir Mashkov, actor and deputy Dmitry Pevtsov, editor-in-chief and owner of the publication "Moskovsky Komsomolets" Pavel Gusev, TV presenter Nailya Asker-zade, journalists of "Komsomolskaya Pravda" Alexander Kots and Alexander Gamova, sports commentator Dmitry Guberniev, Deputy General DIRECTOR of "Gazprom-Media" Tina Kandelaki, etc.

The ambassador accused Canada of non-compliance with international law for sanctions Politics

In December last year, Moscow responded by sanctioning 200 Canadians, including “activists of numerous pro-Banderist structures and organizations directly serving the Russophobic course of the regime,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.