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Ukraine Crisis: Canada Imposes Sanction On Russian President

Ottawa: As Moscow escalated its attack on Ukraine, Canada has imposed sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin. It also called for Russian financial institutions to be barred from the global digital banking network, SWIFT.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made these announcements during the course of a press conference on Friday. “The world is witnessing the horrors of President Putin’s war of choice,” Trudeau said, as Canada’s sanctions targeted the Russian leader and his inner circle, including foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and chief of staff.

Trudeau said, “These men bear the greatest responsibility for the death and destruction occurring in Ukraine.”

Other sanctions, in addition to those announced earlier, were also announced. These include punishing Belarus and its leaders for “abetting President Putin’s invasion”, Trudeau tweeted. These sanctions will target 57 individuals, and are in addition to other existing sanctions already levelled against Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.

“Canada supports removing Russia from the SWIFT payment system. This is in line with our commitment to impose steep costs on Russia – which would make it even more difficult for President Putin to finance his brutalities,” Trudeau added, joining the United Kingdom in demanding this measure to exclude Russian financial institutions from the global banking system.

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“Don’t Move Towards Border Without…” Appeals Indian Embassy In Ukraine

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Kyiv: The Indian Embassy at Ukraine has made an appeal to people to not to move towards borders without coordinating with their officials. This appeals comes as Russia is mounting an all-out invasion on the former Soviet republic. Thousands of Indians have been stranded and are desperately seeking a way out.

The Indian Embassy in Ukraine tweeted this morning, “The situation at various border checkpoints is sensitive and the Embassy is working continuously with our Embassies in our neighbouring countries for coordinated evacuation of our citizens.”

The Embassy has said that they are finding it extremely difficult to help the Indian Nationals who are heading at the border without prior intimation.

The advisory has been released amid the reports of the Indian Nationals are walking towards the country’s borders for escaping from the Ukraine so that they can safely be evacuated from there to their respective countries. Many stranded students have also taken to social media to appeal to the government to arrange for special flights.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today tweeted a video of students from inside a bunker and appealed to the government to urgently evacuate them.

Ukraine has been a major hub of Medical Students as there the cost of education is significantly lower than India. Students are hiding in basements and under bunkers. There is no access to the essential resources, as the markets are shut.

“Staying in western cities of Ukraine with access to water, food, accommodation and basic amenities is relatively safer and advisable compared to reaching border checkpoints without being fully abreast of the situation,” the embassy said.

To those currently in the eastern parts of the country, the embassy has advised them to remain in their current places of residence until further instructions.

“Maintain calm, and stay indoors or in shelters as much as possible, with whatever food, water and amenities available and remain patient. Avoid unnecessary movement,” it said.

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