Canada imposes sanctions on Russia’s Putin — PM Trudeau

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FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, and Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, attends a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canada is imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.

Canada will also levy additional sanctions on Belarus and its leaders for “abetting” Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Trudeau said at a news conference.