Canada imposes additional sanctions against Belarus

The Government of Canada is imposing new sanctions against Belarus.

This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The restrictions target, among others, the head of Belarusian state television Ivan Eismant, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as military manufacturing and technology companies.

These sanctions are being carried out in parallel with similar actions by the EU, the US, the UK and New Zealand.

"Canada stands with the Belarusian people in their fight to live peaceably and without fear of persecution in an open and democratic society. There can be no impunity for human rights abusers, and the Belarusian regime’s support for the Russian leadership’s brazen acts will not go unpunished. We will continue to work with our allies to collectively respond to these egregious and destabilizing acts," said Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly.