According to the Government of Canada, on July 19, 2023, the country announced new sanctions against 39 individuals and 25 entities in Russia. 

These sanctions are part of the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and target persons who are complicit in Russia’s ongoing violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Canada is imposing sanctions against 20 individuals and 21 entities connected to Russia’s military-industrial complex and against 19 individuals and 4 entities in the Russian cultural and education sectors. 

Canada is sanctioning Russian individuals and entities connected to private military companies and so-called volunteer organizations that support Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, as stated in a news release by the Government of Canada. 

The individuals targeted in these sanctions are Wagner Group figureheads with involvements in Ukraine and Africa, notably Ivan Maslov, the head of the Wagner Group branch, who played a role in the civilian massacre in Moura, Mali, during March 2022.

Canada is also targeting leaders in Russia’s nuclear sector to increase pressure on the Kremlin’s reckless actions in Ukraine that have significantly increased the risk of a nuclear incident, particularly at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, as noted in the news release. 

The sanctions encompass several Russian individuals engaged in the development, manufacturing, and supply chain of the Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle.

Major telecommunications companies, such as MTS, Megafon, and Beeline, along with significant Russian payment services like Yandex Pay and MIR Card, are also subject to these sanctions.

The sanctions also include persons from the Russian cultural and education sectors who support the Kremlin’s efforts to "Russify" Ukraine’s culture. 

Notably, among those targeted is Nikita Mikhalkov. Additionally, entities such as OOO BESOGON, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation are included.

Since 2014, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 2,600 individuals and entities in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova that are complicit in the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Australia has also imposed targeted sanctions on 35 entities in Russia's defence, technology and energy sectors, and 10 individuals, including Russian Ministers and senior officials, and senior military personnel in Belarus.

These sanctions target companies supplying advanced technology and equipment to the Russian Armed Forces, and entities involved in nuclear energy and Arctic resource extraction, according to Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong. 

Russian Deputy Prime Ministers Belousov and Chernyshenko, major defence entities, and senior Belarusian military officials who have threatened Ukraine's sovereignty are also targeted.

The US Departments of State and Treasury are also imposing sanctions on nearly 120 individuals and entities to further hold Russia accountable for its illegal invasion of Ukraine and degrade its capability to support its war efforts.   

According to the State Department, these sanctions will restrict Russia's access to critical materials, curb its energy production and exports, limit its use of the global financial system, and target those involved in sanctions evasion.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States has taken unprecedented steps to impose costs on Russia and promote accountability for the individuals and entities who support its illegal war.