Canada imposes sanctions against Patriarch Kirill
Restrictive measures also affected the head of Roskomnadzor and a number of Russian media
The Canadian government has decided to impose sanctions restrictions against 29 Russian citizens. Among them are the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, the head of Roskomnadzor Yuri Lipov, as well as official representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova and Irina Volk.
Commenting on the content of the next package of sanctions, the head of the Canadian Foreign Ministry noted the country’s commitment to combat disinformation. He expressed his conviction that those who engage in deceit will certainly be held accountable.
In addition to the above-mentioned persons, businessman Tigran Khudaverdyan, director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) Oleg Dobrodeev, TV presenter Olga Skabeeva, businessman Alexander Lebedev, TV journalist Arkady Mamontov, actor and film director Tigran Keosayan and others fell under Canadian sanctions.
A number of Russian mass media were also included in the sanctions list. We are talking, in particular, about the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Channel One, NTV, as well as the TASS agency, Gazprom-Media, RT and Sputnik.
We will remind, earlier the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill fell under the sanctions of the UK. According to the statement of the British Cabinet of Ministers, sanctions against the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church were introduced due to the fact that he actively supports and approves the conduct of the so-called special operation on the territory of Ukraine.
It is worth noting that the issue of including Patriarch Kirill on the sanctions list was previously considered by the European Union when discussing the sixth package of restrictive measures. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church escaped this fate, since Hungary spoke out against it, justifying its position by saying that imposing sanctions on a church hierarch would be a violation of religious freedom.
