Australia, Canada sanction 3 Russians, 8 firms for Crimea events

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Mar 30 (PRIME) -- Australia and Canada have introduced coordinated sanctions against several Russian officials and companies over the Crimea events, the foreign ministries said in statements late on Monday.

"Australia has imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against a Russian individual and four Russian companies connected to the construction and operation of the Kerch Strait Railway Bridge linking Russia to the illegally annexed territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine," Minister Marise Payne said, as cited in the statement.

"The Honorable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced new sanctions against two individuals and four entities, under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations, in response to Russia’s illegal occupation and annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea," the Canadian ministry said.

The Canadian sanctions concern Alexander Ganov, Leonid Ryzhenkin, Lenpromtransproekt and the administration of the Berkakit–Tommot–Yakutsk railway line construction.

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