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Sanctions against Russia 68 Commons Library Research Briefing, 22 March 2023 2022, including Russian TV channels Channel One and Rossiya 24, RT (formerly Russia Today), news agency TASS and Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Further designations were made on 14 October 2022 and in February 2023. 293 • In line with allies, Canada has prohibited the import of gold, which came into effect on 8 July 2022. • Sanctions against Russian-backed proxies in Ukraine, including Galina Dalinchenko, the Russian-installed Mayor of Melitopol. • Sanctions against military officials for the actions of Russian forces in Ukraine, including in Bucha. • In response to the Russian-backed referendums, on 29 September 2022 Canada listed a further 35 individuals for their role in the enabling and supporting the referendums, along with the Kherson-based Salvation Committee for Peace and Order. A further 43 oligarchs and close associates of the Putin regime have also been designated. • In line with allies, on 9 December 2022 Canada also designated the Central Election Commission and Federal Penitentiary Service for human rights violations. In addition, Canada also designated the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs. • In February 2023 the Canadian government designated a number of federal institutions, including both Houses of the Russian Parliament, United Russia (President Putin's political party), the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Federal Security Bureau (FSB). Canadian sanctions have also been imposed against Belarus for its role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and against several Iranian companies and individuals On 3 March 2022 Canada also stripped Russia, and Belarus, of their status as preferential trading partners. A 35% tariff is now applied to all Russian and Belarusian imports. 294 The remaining G7 nations, along with the EU and other partners announced this step on 11 March. Japan In line with the other G7 countries, Japan has introduced the following sanctions measures: 295 • Officials from the LPR and DPR will be subject to a travel ban and asset freeze. • Trade with the LPR and DPR is prohibited. • A prohibition on Russian sovereign debt in Japanese financial markets. • An asset freeze and travel ban on key Russian officials, including President Putin, Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu. Like the US, Japan has also sanctioned Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. On 5 293 Government of Canada, Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine (accessed 15 February 2023) 294 Department of Finance Canada, News release, 3 March 2022 295 Ashurst, Sanctions tracker Japan (accessed 11 October 2022)