Canada's Expansion Of Anti-Russia Sanctions Timed For Elections - Russian Embassy

Canada's expansion of sanctions against Moscow is timed for the upcoming parliamentary elections and aims at garnering support of influential anti-Russian diasporas, the Russian Embassy in Ottawa's press office told Sputnik on Monday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th March, 2019) Canada's expansion of sanctions against Moscow is timed for the upcoming parliamentary elections and aims at garnering support of influential anti-Russian diasporas, the Russian Embassy in Ottawa's press office told Sputnik on Monday.

"Of course, another hostile move will only have a negative effect on cooperation. Given that relations with Canada are in shambles, to put it mildly, the prospects are not bright," the press office said. "The massive expansion of the sanctions list is timed for the upcoming elections in Ukraine, the fifth anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with Russia and the Canadian parliamentary elections on October 21, in preparation for which the government of Canada wants to garner support of influential anti-Russian diasporas.

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On Friday, Ottawa imposed new sanctions on 114 Russian individuals and 15 entities in response to the Kerch Strait incident and Crimea's reunification with Russia.