Canada sanctions Russian entities over disinformation, including TV channel, actors

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced more sanctions on Russian entities.

The new sanctions apply to 34 people and one television network that the government is calling “propaganda agents.”

Joly says Canada is targeting those responsible for Russian disinformation as the war in Ukraine nears the nine-month mark.

The new additions include TV Zvezda, a channel run by Russia’s defence ministry, and officials from a museum.