Canada Adds 29 Russian Companies, Rosatom Subsidiaries, To Its Sanctions List

Gas centrifuges at Uranium Enrichment Department 53 of the Ural Electrochemical Combine, a subsidiary of Rosatom

Canadian authorities have updated their sanctions list to include another 29 Russian companies. The restrictions were imposed against several banks and financial institutions, as well as research centers and some other design and construction organizations. The updated sanctions list also targets subsidiaries of Rosatom, including companies that are a part of Russia’s nuclear weapons complex and the export agency that sells atomic technology abroad. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Idel Realities click here.