Following the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russian individuals and entities, as well as more than 200 vessels from the so-called “shadow fleet” that have been transporting Russian oil above the international price cap.
The Canadian sanctions list names more than 70 individuals, including:
- Conductor Valery Gergiev
- Vladimir Putin’s former wife, Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, and her husband, Artur Ocheretny
- Putin’s cousin once removed, Mikhail Shelomov
- Boris Yeltsin’s daughter, Tatyana Yumasheva, and her husband, Valentin Yumashev
- Former Rosnano head Anatoly Chubais
- InfoWatch CEO Natalya Kasperskaya
- Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl
- Former Nord Stream 2 director Matthias Warnig
- Irina Viner, former head coach of Russia’s national rhythmic gymnastics team
A statement from the office of Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand called the move “one of Canada’s most important sanctions announcements since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.” It also marks the country’s largest sanctions package to date targeting maritime shipping and trade.
Anti-Corruption Foundation chairwoman Maria Pevchikh said that Canada had sanctioned every person included in the “List 50” — a roster of individuals from Vladimir Putin’s inner circle compiled by allies of Alexey Navalny after his death in a Russian prison in February 2024. She noted that the names appear in the Canadian sanctions list in the same order as in the original list.