Canada sanctions Russian oligarch Abramovich, Trudeau departs Europe amid war
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new sanctions against Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, a major shareholder in Evraz, a manufacturer operating a steel mill in Regina.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new sanctions Friday against Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, a major shareholder in Evraz, a British multinational manufacturing company that operates a steel mill in Regina.
Abramovich is one of five new Russian oligarchs added to the Canadian sanctions list for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin.
The British government says Abramovich is using Evraz to help destabilize Ukraine during Russia’s invasion, and has sanctioned him over his close ties with the Kremlin.
As Trudeau announced the new sanctions before departing Warsaw on Friday, the Russian war on Ukraine appeared to be entering an ominous new phase.
Russian airstrikes on cities in western Ukraine signaled an attempt by its forces to expand its attack beyond the country’s other regions further north and south.
Trudeau also said he could not rule out a Canadian airlift of Ukrainian refugees who may want to leave Europe to find a safe haven in Canada as the European continent buckles under its worst migration crisis in decades.
Meanwhile, satellite imagery showed a long convoy of artillery that had been lined up near the capital of Kyiv seemed to be dispersing into nearby towns and forests.
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