38 people were added to the list of Russian disinformation agents.
The Canadian government has imposed new sanctions against Russia due to its full-scale war against Ukraine. The new list includes 38 individuals and 16 legal entities involved in the spread of disinformation and propaganda of the Russian Federation.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada, this list includes, in particular, the state media company “Russia Today”, which unites the Russian-language information resources of RIA Novosti, PRIME, Inosmi, STRUM, KOT, Baltnews, Ukraina.ru, Social Navigator and Arctic. Sanctions were also imposed on United World International and the Anti-Repression Fund, subjects of disinformation closely related to the founder and owner of PMK “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhyn.
Singer Mykola Baskov, who visited Russian troops in the occupied territories of Ukraine and performed at a pro-war and pro-regime concert on Red Square in Moscow in support of the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories, also fell under Canada’s sanctions restrictions.
In total, 38 people were added to the list of Russian disinformation agents. Including:
- Mykhailo Boyarskyi;
- Marat Basharov;
- Dima Bilan;
- Larisa Dolina;
- Mykola Rastorguev;
- Oleg Gazmanov;
- Polina Gagarina;
- Nadia Babkina;
- Iryna Allegrova;
- Maxim Averin;
- Dmytro Dyuzhev;
- Mykhailo Galustyan;
- Victoria Daineko.
Sanctions against Russia
On January 27, 2023, the Council of the European Union decided to extend economic sanctions related to Russia’s banking, financial and energy sectors for another six months, until July 31.
The day before, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against PVK “Wagner” and a number of Russian officials associated with the private military company.
In addition, the countries of the European Union are working on the 10th package of sanctions against Russia. Some EU countries have already called for new sanctions to limit the bloc’s cooperation with Moscow on nuclear fuel, ban imports of Russian diamonds and cut trade with Kremlin ally Belarus.
