{"id":36088,"date":"2014-12-22T00:03:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T16:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=36088"},"modified":"2014-12-22T00:03:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T16:03:58","slug":"russians-face-oil-sector-sanctions-new-travel-restrictions-over-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/12\/22\/russians-face-oil-sector-sanctions-new-travel-restrictions-over-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russians face oil sector sanctions, new travel restrictions, over Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OTTAWA\u2014Canada has once again imposed new sanctions against Russia in response to its incursions into Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The latest sanctions target 20 Russian and Ukrainian individuals and include new export restrictions on technologies used in Russia\u2019s oil sector.<\/p>\n

The sanctions against individuals involve freezing of assets and travel bans.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s the oilpatch sanctions that will likely sting the most as Russia reels under tumbling world oil prices that have decimated the Russian currency, the ruble.<\/p>\n

In announcing the new sanctions Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird spoke about the economic hardships facing Russia, and urged the Kremlin to give up on taking over parts of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis much is clear: that Russians are paying for their leaders\u2019 reckless aggression. The ruble\u2019s dive should be enough to give President (Vladimir) Putin and his backers pause,\u201d said Baird.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he wants to turn his economy around, he must pull out of Ukraine, and he must return Crimea.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sanctions are also in line with what has been imposed against Russia by the United States and the European Union.<\/p>\n

The new Canadian export restrictions prohibit the export, sale, supply or shipment of a number of goods to Russia for use in deep water, Arctic or shale oil exploration and production.<\/p>\n

The items include steel line pipe used for oil or gas pipelines, and iron or steel tubing used in drilling for oil or gas.<\/p>\n

Both Baird and Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated Friday what they have said repeatedly before: Canada will not tolerate Russia\u2019s illegal occupation of the Crimean peninsula and provocative military activity in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n

And they warned that more pressure tactics could be used in the weeks and months ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada will stand in steadfast support of the Ukrainian people as they continue to struggle for peace and freedom against the Putin regime,\u201d Harper said in a statement issued by his office.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stand ready to take further proposed measures with our allies and partners if required.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some critics have questioned the effectiveness of sanctions, Baird suggested that the measures imposed by Canada and its allies were the best method available to pressure Russia, short of a \u201ckinetic\u201d or military response.<\/p>\n

On that front, Canada announced Friday that it\u2019s sending another frigate, HMCS Fredericton, to help maintain a NATO maritime force stationed in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

The vessel will deploy in the coming weeks to relieve HMCS Toronto, which has been in the region since August.<\/p>\n

Since early March, Canada has, along with its allies, imposed a number of sanctions against Russia and its supporters in Ukraine, and suspended its involvement in a G8 Summit that was scheduled to take place in Sochi, the Russian city that hosted the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.<\/p>\n

Canada and other G7 countries also condemned what it called the Russian Federation\u2019s \u201cclear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine\u201d following a military incursion into Crimea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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