Canada has joined america, the UK and the European Union in slapping new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary its invasion of Ukraine and in obvious retaliation for the demise of Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny.

The 47-year-old critic of the Kremlin died suddenly in an Arctic penal colony final Friday. He was serving a three-decade sentence that his allies have labelled as politically motivated.

Now, Canada has unveiled extra sanctions in opposition to 153 entities, and ten people, together with an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior officers at non-public and state-owned corporations in Russia and Cyprus.

International Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly made the announcement Friday saying Canada is “strengthening” sanctions by cracking down on “finance, logistics and sanctions evasion.”

“Many of the sanctioned entities are a part of the Russian military-industrial complicated, offering analysis and improvement, manufacturing, repairs, and different items and companies to Russia’s Ministry of Defence,” she added.

Canada additionally introduced a ban on the exports of products to Russia that may very well be used to make weapons.

“The prohibition applies to explosives, together with detonators, which are used within the mining and development business,” stated Joly, who was in New York Friday for discussions on the United Nations on the battle in Ukraine.

Hours earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden introduced america’ largest sanction bundle thus far; 500 new sanctions concentrating on Russia, together with export restrictions on virtually 100 entities which offer assist to the Kremlin.

Biden additionally vowed to take extra measures to scale back Moscow’s vitality revenues.

In a press release, the U.S. president stated the measures will goal people related to Navalny’s imprisonment, Russia’s monetary sector, defence industrial base, procurement networks, and sanctions dodgers.

On Thursday, Biden met with Navalny’s widow and daughter in San Franciso and stated there was “little doubt” Putin was behind the demise.

The Biden administration is growing its reliance on monetary measures in opposition to Russia to sluggish its capacity to restock its arsenal, as Congress struggles to succeed in an settlement on Ukraine support.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a recent enchantment for Western army assist, as his nation faces an acute ammunitions scarcity.