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Russia bans 87 more Canadians from entry

Moscow:The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that an additional 87 Canadian citizens have been indefinitely barred from entering the country in response to Ottawa’s anti-Russian sanctions.

The newly-blacklisted are Canada’s regional leaders, senior military officers, heads of companies supplying Ukraine with weapons and dual-use technologies, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement by the ministry.

A total of 905 Canadians have been under Moscow’s sanctions, including a travel ban, official data show.

–IANS