Russia bans 100 more Canadians from entry, including Jim Carrey
Moscow/IBNS: The Russian Foreign Ministry barred an additional 100 Canadian citizens from entry in response to repeated anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Ottawa.
Of the newly blacklisted are high-ranking officials, business people, and representatives of media and financial institutions involved in anti-Russian activities, the Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The list includes comedian and actor Jim Carrey, author of "The Handmaid's Tale" Margaret Atwood and several other journalists, as permedia reports.
Journalists barred from entry to the Kremlin include CBS's Murray Brewster, Adrienne Arsenault, and Margaret Evans, according to
Now 1,005 Canadian nationals face Russian sanctions, including a travel ban, according to a full list issued by the Ministry.
The latest Russian sanctions comes "in response to the practice, implemented by Justin Trudeau's regime, of imposing sanctions against the Russian leadership, politicians and parliamentarians, business representatives, experts and journalists, cultural figures," France 24 reported citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.
(With UNI Inputs)
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