Canada sanctions ex-Ukrainian president
Ottawa also blacklisted Russian museums and education ministries to “protect” Ukrainian culture
The Canadian government added former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich and his son Aleksandr to its sanctions list on Saturday, accusing them of being connected to the “theft” of Ukrainian cultural objects and Kremlin’s alleged efforts to “Russify” Ukrainian culture.
In addition to Yanukovich, the list of sanctioned individuals includes culture minister of the Kherson region, Alexander Kuzmenko, and former deputy information minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Daniil Bezsonov, and Ukrainian blogger Yury Podolyaka, among others.
Among the blacklisted entities are the culture ministries of Crimea and the Kherson Region, the education and science ministries of the Zaporozhye and Kherson, and multiple museums and media outlets.
“The list of individuals being sanctioned includes Ukrainians who work at museums and other cultural centers who collaborate with Russia. It also includes newly created entities in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, such as the so-called ministries of education and culture,” Global Affairs Canada said in a statement on Saturday.
https://www.rt.com/russia/577837-canada-sanctions-culture-yanukovich/