Canada includes alleged girlfriend of Vladimir Putin and Russian banks on its sanctioned list

Canada included on Tuesday the alleged girlfriend of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin21 Moscow officials and four financial institutions to its growing sanctions list for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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“We are targeting the banks, the oligarchs close to the regime of Putin and her, I don’t know what to call her, her partner,” Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told reporters in Ottawa, referring to the former gymnast Alina Kabayeva.

Those affected – in addition to Kabaevathe Russian Agricultural Bank, Investtradebank and two fund management companies – are facing asset freezes and a ban on entering Canada.

Putin He denied having a romantic relationship with Kabaeva when it was first reported by the media in 2008.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraineon February 24, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,050 individuals and entities of Russia and Belarus.

Source: Elcomercio

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