Paris– Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, participated in the Conference in Support of Ukraine hosted by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France. At the conference, Heads of State, Heads of Government, and their representatives reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in its fight for freedom, democracy, and sovereignty, and restated their condemnation of Russia’s …
Canada announces sanctions against officials of justice, security sectors
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 15 Russian individuals and 3 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in response to the rising levels of human rights violations and state-sponsored violence faced by political opponents and critics as Russia attempts to repress internal dissent. The sanctioned individuals and entities are …