Canada Joins US In Sanctioning Crimean Officials - Treasury

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th January, 2020) Canada will join the United States in sanctioning Crimean officials, the US Treasury Department said in a statement on Wednesday.

The United States sanctioned eight individuals earlier in condemnation of Crimea's reunification with Russia, according to the Treasury.

"In addition to the United States, Canada designated these same individuals today as part of a coordinated action in a strong demonstration of the international community's continued condemnation of Russia's interference in Crimean politics," the statement said.