Canada announced new sanctions against Russian officials this Sunday in response to the death of Alexei Navalny. These officials “participated in the violation of Mr. Navalny’s human rights, his cruel punishment and, ultimately, his death,” according to the statement released by Ottowa.
Canada announced new sanctions on Sunday against Russian officials following the death of Alexei Navalny, for “gross and systematic violations” of human rights committed by Russia. Six senior officials and high-ranking staff members of the criminal prosecution, judicial and correctional services are targeted by this new series of Canadian sanctions.
Canada will maintain pressure on the Russian government
In a statement, Ottawa said these officials “participated in the violation of Mr. Navalny’s human rights, his cruel punishment and, ultimately, his death.” “Together with its partners, Canada will maintain pressure on the Russian government to conduct a full and transparent investigation into the death of Mr. Navalny,” said Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly.
After the death of Alexei Navalny, a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, Justin Trudeau’s government summoned the Russian ambassador to Canada to “demand a full and transparent investigation” into his death. The Russian opponent died on February 16 in unclear circumstances in a penal colony in the Arctic, where he was serving a 19-year prison sentence for “extremism”. He was 47 years old.
His family, his relatives and many Western leaders have accused the master of the Kremlin of being “responsible” for his “murder”, which the Kremlin vigorously rejects. The Russian president, who in recent days has warned the West against a “real threat” of nuclear war in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, has still not commented on the death of his main adversary, whom he never say the name.