On Tuesday, the Russian government placed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and over 300 other Canadian officials on a “black list,” barring them from being able to enter Russia due to sanctions Canada placed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement, the Russian government claimed that the Canadian government had been acting with “Russophobic rage.”
“The ‘black list’ of persons prohibited from entering the Russian Federation includes Prime Minister J. Trudeau, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and National Defense M. Joli and A. Anand. Most of the deputies of the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament and aggressive pro-Bander elements are also among those banned,” the statement said.
“This step is forced and taken in response to the outrageous hostility of the current Canadian regime, which has tested our patience for so long. Every Russophobic attack, be it attacks on Russian diplomatic missions, airspace closures, or Ottawa’s actual severing of bilateral economic ties to the detriment of Canadian interests, will inevitably receive a decisive and not necessarily symmetrical rebuff,” it added.
A spokesperson for Trudeau responded to the news by saying the prime minister was not bothered by the “black list.”
“The only response from Russia that we’re interested in is an immediate end to the illegal, unnecessary war in Ukraine. Until then, Canada and our allies will continue imposing crippling sanctions on Putin and his enablers in Russia and Belarus,” the spokesperson said.
