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Russia, in response to sanctions, bans nine Canadian citizens from entering Russia

From left to right, the list of nine Canadians sanctioned by Russia include David Lametti, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, Anne Kelly, commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada, Canadian Police Commissioner Brenda Lucki and Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs. (Canadian Press) From left to right, the list of nine Canadians sanctioned by Russia include David Lametti, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, Anne Kelly, commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada, Canadian Police Commissioner Brenda Lucki and Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs. (Canadian Press)
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Russia, in response to Canadian sanctions imposed in March, has decided to ban nine Canadian citizens from entering its territory indefinitely, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.

Canada on March 24 imposed new sanctions on nine Russian officials over "gross and systematic violations of human rights in Russia," prompting the Kremlin to vow a response.

Russia imposed its travel ban on David Lametti, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, Anne Kelly, commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada, and Canadian Police Commissioner Brenda Lucki.

Also placed on the Russian list were Marci Surkes, director of policy for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs, Jody Thomas, deputy minister of the Department of National Defence, and Mike Rouleau, the deputy commander of the Armed Forces.

Russia's sanctions also apply to Brian Brennan, deputy commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Canadian Admiral Scott Bishop, the Russian foreign ministry said.

The ministry said it retaliated in response to the "unlawful sanctions" that Canada imposed against Russian citizens over the case of Alexei Navalny.

Navalny, an outspoken critic of the Kremlin, was arrested this year and sent to serve a 2-1/2-year jail term for parole violations related to an embezzlement conviction he says was fraudulent.

Canada's Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment.

Navalny was detained on his return to Russia in January from Germany where he was treated for what German authorities concluded was poisoning in Russia with a banned nerve agent. The Kremlin says it has seen no evidence he was poisoned and that his jailing is not political.

(Reporting by Andrey Ostroukh in Moscow Additional reporting by Steve Scherer in Ottawa Editing by Matthew Lewis)

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