Canada imposed sanctions against Yanukovych, his son, the museum and the Crimean Ministry of Culture

The sanctions list includes officials and departments from the DPR, Crimea, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions,Central Museum of Taurida and a number of other cultural institutionsVictor YanukovichVictor YanukovichVictor YanukovichVictor YanukovichVictor YanukovichVictor YanukovichVictor YanukovichVictor YanukovichVictor Yanukovich

Under the new Canadian sanctions imposed due to military operations in Ukraine , 24 people and 17 legal entities fell; among them are former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, his son Alexander and blogger Yuriy Podolyaka, according to the country's Foreign Ministry.

The blacklist included officials, legal entities and departments from the DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which Russia annexed in September 2022, as well as Crimea, which became part of the country in 2014. Most countries call the corresponding referenda illegal, and the Russian authorities consider the issue of ownership of these territories closed.

The restrictions included the Central Museum of Taurida in Simferopol and a number of other cultural institutions, including those in the Kherson region, Mariupol and Melitopol; ministries of culture of Crimea and Kherson region, ministries of education and science of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The website of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that people and departments from the list are "involved in the theft of Ukrainian cultural property by Russia." “Canada will not allow Russia to deprive Ukraine of its cultural heritage,” Minister Melanie Joly promised.

Among those sanctioned were the Crimean news agency NewsFront, the NewsUA.RU portal, the private military company Konvoy and the Azov Cossack army.

The introduction of new restrictions related to Russia was previously announced by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrived in Kyiv on June 10. He met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced the transfer of a new $500 million military aid package to Kyiv, as well as the Russian An-124. The plane, owned by Volga-Dnepr, was detained last winter in Toronto, shortly before Canadian authorities announced the closure of the skies for Russian airlines. Ambassador Oleg Stepanov said the ship was carrying coronavirus tests from China and was chartered by the Canadian government.

The Russian authorities consider the sanctions illegal.

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