Moscow will retaliate for Canada’s latest anti-Russian sanctions, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told TASS on Friday.
"There will be a response, as we have always been guided by the principle of reciprocity," he said. "We will respond to every unfriendly action on the part of the Canadian authorities."
On Friday, Canada imposed restrictions on 38 Russian individuals and 16 entities which, Ottawa said, were involved in "Russian propaganda".
Canada’s sanctions on Russian individuals remind diplomat of Third Reich policies
The sanctions slapped on Russian individuals by Canada on Friday are similar to Third Reich attempts to silence the voice of reason, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram.
According to Zakharova, "The (latest) Canadian sanctions on Russian reporters and performers can be compared to the attempt by the Third Reich to destroy the `non-German spirit’ and silence the voice of reason by burning books and banning periodicals.".
Canada Imposes Sanctions on 38 Russian Individuals,16 Entities Including Rossiya Segodyna
The Canadian Government has imposed Russia-related sanctions on 38 individuals and 16 entities, including MIA Rossiya Segodyna, Global Affairs Canada said on Friday.
“The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing further sanctions in relation to Russia’s illegal invasion and attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory,” Global Affairs said in a statement.
"Canada is sanctioning 38 individuals and 16 entities that are complicit in peddling Russian disinformation and propaganda." The ministry said the new sanctions targets include MIA Rossiya Segodyna, the umbrella media group of RIA Novosti, PRIME, InoSMI, TOK, KOT, Baltnews, Ukraina.ru, Social Navigator and Arctic.ru. More specifically, sanctions were placed against Rossiya Segodnya Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Gornostayev, journalist Sergey Brilev and war correspondent Evgeny Poddubny.
The United World International and Foundation for the Fight Against Repression which reportedly have links to Russian billionaire and Wagner owner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, are also included in the sanctions, the statement added.
Nikolay Victorovich Baskov, a popular Russian singer and television host has also been sanctioned.
Moments after the sanctions were announced, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov blasted the development as "ridiculous."
"This is ridiculous. It’s just the desire of [Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie] Joly to curry favor with Ukraine and the United States," Stepanov told Sputnik. "It discredits the quality of the Canadian diplomatic service."
"The answer will follow," Stepanov said. "We always act based on the principle of reciprocity - symmetrically, asymmetrically, but for every unfriendly action on the part of the current Canadian authorities, which we look at with regret, we will respond. If the unfriendly steps were not taken then there would be no need for a response."
Stepanov previously blasted the Trudeau administration's sanctions scheme and pointed out how the government has repeatedly and recklessly thrown its blind support behind the Kiev regime. In October 2022, Stepanov underscored Canada was boldly showing its allegiance to the anti-Russian stance marked by both the US and UK.
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