Just over three years have passed since Canada joined the United States and European nations in slapping sanctions on dozens of Russians in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. On March 16, 2014, voters in the region easily approved a referendum that agreed to the annexation, though that vote was widely disputed by outside observers. The next day, Canada’s federal government protested what it called a “grave breach of international peace and security that has resulted or is likely to result in a serious international crisis.”
The Americans, who had imposed sanctions earlier that March, beefed up their list on March 17. The EU took similar action, and each list has since ballooned. Canada currently wields the longest list of individuals (though the Americans sanction more entities) according to official records. Among those in the crosshairs is a laundry list of pro-Putin billionaire oligarchs and their enterprises, pro-Russian political leaders in Crimea, a so-called “valiant hero” who led the takeover of a Ukrainian town (and then turned on Putin), a twice-ousted former president of Ukraine, and even a philosopher known as “Putin’s brain”.
The Canadian measures weren’t without their critics. Then-Ottawa MP Paul Dewar didn’t think the sanctions went far enough. Dewar, the NDP critic for foreign affairs at the time, found himself on a list of 13 Canadians sanctioned by Russia in retaliation. Former Liberal MP Irwin Cotler wore the sanctions against him as a “badge of honour,” and the list also included then-Speaker Andrew Scheer, who’s now running for the Tory leadership, and Chrystia Freeland, now the minister of foreign affairs.
More recently, after G7 foreign ministers floated the idea of further sanctions against Russia in the wake of that country’s support for Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria, Freeland offered only “lukewarm support” for prospective measures. She reportedly told the BBC: “I don’t want to leave you with the impression that we are hesitant, but it’s important for us in our sanctions process to go through all the necessary legal steps to assure ourselves we are targeting the right people for the right reasons.”
Browse the full list of sanctioned individuals below, which is current to April 18, 2017. (Spellings of names often vary from list to list; we are publishing the spelling favoured by Canada, where applicable. The list below doesn’t include the various business entities also under sanction.)
First Names | Last Name | Canada | USA | EU |
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Sergey | Abisov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Larisa | Airapetyan | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg Konstantinovich | Akimov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Serhiy Valeriyovich | Aksyonov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Viktor Yuriiovych | Anosov | ✓ | ||
Anatoly | Antonov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladimir | Antyufeyev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Anna Vladimirovna | Anyukhina | ✓ | ✓ | |
Viacheslav Anatoliiovych | Apraksimov | ✓ | ||
Serhiy | Arbuzov | ✓ | ||
Alexander Mikhailovich | Babakov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Arkadii Viktorovich | Bahkin | ✓ | ||
Konstantin | Bakharev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Arkady Viktorovich | Bakhin | ✓ | ||
Ruslan | Balbek | ✓ | ✓ | |
Marat | Bashirov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Eduard | Basurin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Oleg Evgenyevich | Belaventsev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dmitry | Belik | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleh | Bereza | ✓ | ✓ | |
Fedir Dmytrovych | Berezin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Deniz Valentinovich | Berezovskiy | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sergei Orestovoch | Beseda | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Olga | Besedina | ✓ | ✓ | |
Igor Mykolaiovych | Bezler | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Nikolai Vasilyevich | Bogdanovskiy | ✓ | ||
Raisa Vasylivna | Bohatyriova | ✓ | ||
Valeriy | Bolotov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Alexsandr Yurivich | Borodai | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Svetlana Alekseevna | Borodulina | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr Vasilievich | Bortnikov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg | Bugrov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Dmitry Vitalievich | Bulgakov | ✓ | ||
Andrey | Bulyutin | ✓ | ||
Evgeni Viktorovich | Bushmin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Aleksei Mikhailovich | Chaliy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sergey | Chemezov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tatiana V | Chernykh | ✓ | ||
Mikhail Aleksandrovich | Dedov | ✓ | ||
Mikhail Vladimirovich | Degtyarev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Valentin Valentinovich | Demidov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladyslav | Deynego | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pavel | Dremov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr | Dugin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladimir Michailovich | Dzhabarov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Ekaterina | Filippova | ✓ | ✓ | |
Mikhail Efimovich | Fradkov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Andrei Alexandrovich | Fursenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr | Galkin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Valery Vasilevich | Gerasimov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Igor | Girkin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sergey Yur’yevich | Glaz’Yev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Alexei | Gromov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Boris Vyacheslavovich | Gryzlov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Pavel | Gubarev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Ekaterina | Gubareva | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vitalii Nikitich | Ignatenko | ✓ | ||
Sergey | Ignatov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ruslan Yunirovish | Ilkaev | ✓ | ||
Eduard | Ioffe | ✓ | ✓ | |
Zaur | Ismailov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Yuriy | Ivakin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sergei | Ivanov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Victor Petrovich | Ivanov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Petr Grigorievich | Jarosh | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ramzan Akhmadovitch | Kadyrov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Igor | Kakidzyanov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Leonid Ivanovich | Kalashnikov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Alexandr Alexsandrovich | Kalyussky | ✓ | ✓ | |
Pavel | Kanishchev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleksandr | Karaman | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vakhtang | Karamyan | ✓ | ||
Andrei | Kartapolov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksey | Karyakin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Valery Vladimirovich | Kaurov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Ravil | Khalikov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleksandr Sergiyovych | Khodakovskyi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Alexandr | Khryakov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dmitry | Kiselyov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Irina Valerievna | Kiviko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Andrei | Klishas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Mikhail Alekseevich | Klishin | ✓ | ||
Andriy Petrovych | Klyuyev | ✓ | ||
Iosif | Kobzon | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr Igorevich | Kofman | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vladimir Igorevich | Kohzin | ✓ | ||
Petr | Kolbin | ✓ | ||
Volodimir | Kononov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Volodymyr Andriyovych | Konstantynov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Ihor | Kostenok | ✓ | ✓ | |
Yuri Valentinovich | Kovalchuk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Kirill Mikhailovich | Kovalchuk | ✓ | ||
Andrey | Kovalenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Olga Fedorovna | Kovatidi | ✓ | ✓ | |
Dmitry | Kozak | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Andrey | Kozenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladimir Igorevich | Kozhin | ✓ | ||
Mykola Ivanovych | Kozitsyn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Serhiy | Kozyakov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Oleg Grigorievich | Kozyura | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Valery | Kulikov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladimir Georgyevich | Kulishov | ✓ | ||
Sergey Vitalievich | Kurchenko | ✓ | ||
Lesya | Lapteva | ✓ | ✓ | |
Igor Vladimirovich | Lebedev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg Vladimirovich | Lebedev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Dmitri Alekseevich | Lebedev | ✓ | ||
Nikolai Vladimirovich | Levichev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sergey | Litvin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Boris | Litvinov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Roman | Lyagin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Konstantin Valerevich | Malofeev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Konstantin | Malofeyev | ✓ | ||
Aleksandr | Malykhin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Mikhail | Malyshev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dmitri Flerovich | Mansurov | ✓ | ||
Evgeny | Manuilov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Mikhail Vitalevich | Margelov | ✓ | ||
Valentina Ivanovna | Matviyenko | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Viktor Volodymyrovich | Medvedchuk | ✓ | ✓ | |
Valery | Medvedev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Ivan Ivanovich | Melnikov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sergei Ivanovich | Menyailo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Yevgeniy | Mikhaylov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Alexey | Milchakov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg Aleksandrovich | Minaev | ✓ | ||
Sergei Mikhailovich | Mironov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Yelena Borisovna | Mizulina | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Evgeniy Alexsevevich | Morov | ✓ | ||
Aleksey | Mozgovoy | ✓ | ||
Oleksii Borysovych | Mozgovyi | ✓ | ✓ | |
Georgiy L'vovich | Muradov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Evgeniy Alekseyevich | Murov | ✓ | ||
Valerii Kostiantynovych | Musiienko | ✓ | ||
Sergey Yevgenyevich | Naryshkin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Aleksey | Naumets | ✓ | ✓ | |
Mikhail Anatolievich | Nazarov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Dmitry | Neklyudov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sergei Ivanovich | Neverov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vasyl | Nikitin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vladimir Stepanovich | Nikitin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Alexander | Nosatov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Rashid Gumarovich | Nurgaliev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sven Anders | Olsson | ✓ | ||
Aleksander | Omelchenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Yevgeniy | Orlov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Viktor Alekseevich | Ozerov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Kai | Paananen | ✓ | ||
Viktor Nikolayevich | Palagin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg Evgenevich | Panteleev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Nikolai Platonovich | Patrushev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Arseny | Pavlov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Viacheslav Mykolaiovych | Petrov | ✓ | ||
Andriy Yurevich | Pinchuk | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladimir Nikolaevich | Pligin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ihor Venedyktovych | Plotnytsky | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Natalia Vladimirovna | Poklonskaya | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dmitry Anatolievich | Polonsky | ✓ | ✓ | |
Viacheslav | Ponomariov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vyacheslav | Ponomaryov | ✓ | ||
Yevgeniy Viktorovich | Prigozhin | ✓ | ||
German | Prokopiv | ✓ | ✓ | |
Yurii Oleksandrovych | Protsenko | ✓ | ||
Andriy | Purgin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Denis | Pushilin | ✓ | ||
Aleksey | Pushkov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Denys | Pushylin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Valery Fedorovich | Rashkin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Andrei Nikolaevich | Rodkin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dmitry Olegovich | Rogozin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Arkady | Rotenberg | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Boris | Rotenberg | ✓ | ✓ | |
Roman | Rotenberg | ✓ | ||
Miroslav Vladimirovich | Rudenko | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Nikolai Ivanovich | Ryzhkov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Yuriy Eduardovich | Sadovenko | ✓ | ||
Oleg Leonidovich | Salyukov | ✓ | ||
Petr | Savchenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Svetlana | Savchenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg Genrikhovich | Savelyev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Igor | Sechin | ✓ | ||
Olena Yurevna | Semenova | ✓ | ||
Dmitry | Semyonov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Igor Dmitrievich | Sergun | ✓ | ✓ | |
Nikolay Terentievich | Shamalov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladimir | Shamanov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg Georgievich | Shapovalov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Igor | Shchegolev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Mikhail Sergeyevich | Sheremet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Igor Sergeievich | Shevchenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Pavel Valentinovich | Shperov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr | Shubin | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ludmila Ivanovna | Shvetsova | ✓ | ✓ | |
Anatoliy Alekseevich | Sidorov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Yuriy | Sivokonenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Leonid Eduardovich | Slutskiy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Eduard Anatoliyovych | Stavytsky | ✓ | ||
Vladislav Yur’yevich | Surkov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dmytro Volodymyrovych | Tabachnyk | ✓ | ||
Oksana | Tchigrina | ✓ | ✓ | |
Rustam Ilmirovich | Temirgaliev | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gennady | Timchenko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr | Timofeev | ✓ | ||
Alexander Nikolayevich | Tkachyov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Mikhail | Tolstykh | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr Borisovich | Totoonov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Valerii Yuriovych | Travkin | ✓ | ||
Oleg | Tsariov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleh Anatolievich | Tsaryov | ✓ | ||
Sergey Pavlovych | Tsekov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gennadiy Nikolaiovych | Tsypkalov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sergey Gennadevich | Tsyplakov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Igor | Turchenyuk | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleg | Usachev | ✓ | ||
Yury Viktorovich | Ushakov | ✓ | ||
Vladimir Abdualiyevich | Vasilyev | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oleh Anatoliiovych | Vasin | ✓ | ||
Andrey Gennadievich | Vasyuta | ✓ | ✓ | |
Aleksandr Viktorovich | Vitko | ✓ | ✓ | |
Viktor Petrovich | Vodolatsky | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vyacheslav Viktorovich | Volodin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Yuri Leonidovich | Vorobyov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vladimir Ivanovich | Yakunin | ✓ | ||
Oleksandr Viktorovych | Yanukovych | ✓ | ||
Viktor Fedorovych | Yanukovych | ✓ | ||
Viktor | Yatsenko | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Oleksandr | Zakharchenko | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vitaliy Yuriyovych | Zakharchenko | ✓ | ||
Alexander | Zaldostanov | ✓ | ✓ | |
Serhii Anatoliyovych | Zdriliuk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sergei Vladimirovich | Zheleznyak | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Yuriy | Zherebtsov | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Vladimir Volfovich | Zhirinovsky | ✓ | ✓ | |
Svetlana Sergeevna | Zhurova | ✓ | ✓ | |
Pyotr Anatoliyovych | Zima | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |