Russia to face more sanctions over Ukraine invasion: Canada’s foreign affairs minister
Posted March 21, 2022 9:46 am.
Last Updated March 21, 2022 10:38 am.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will soon impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Joly made the comments to reporters Monday after delivering a speech to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. She says more economic sanctions are forthcoming against Russian nationals and Russian companies in an effort to further isolate the country.
Joly says Russian President Vladimir Putin is unpredictable and his invasion of Ukraine is a threat to world stability.
Related article: Russia demands Mariupol lay down arms but Ukraine says no
On Monday, Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags in exchange for safe passage out of the besieged strategic port city.
Even as Russia intensified its attempt to bombard Mariupol into surrender, its offensive in other parts of Ukraine has floundered. Western governments and analysts see the broader conflict grinding into a war of attrition, with Russia continuing to barrage cities.
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On Monday, Joly saluted the courage of Russians who have dared to demonstrate against the war, and says she appreciates that the numerous sanctions that Canada, the United States and the European Union have imposed are hitting the Russian population hard.
But Juoy says the sanctions are necessary to put pressure on the Russian government to end its invasion, which has driven nearly 3.4 million people from Ukraine, according to the United Nations.
