MOSCOW. June 7 (Interfax) - Russia has taken retaliatory measures in relation to the Canadian officials and statesmen "involved in formulating and pursuing the anti-Russian policy," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"In response to unlawful sanctions against Russian citizens imposed by the Canadian government on March 24, 2021, under the false pretext of the alleged prosecution of Russian citizen Alexei Navalny convicted for unlawful actions, it was decided to ban the following persons holding Canadian citizenship from entering Russia indefinitely: David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; Anne Kelly, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada; Brenda Lucki, Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Marci Surkes, Director of Policy and Cabinet Affairs at the Canadian Prime Minister's Office; Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of Canada; Jodi Thomas, Deputy Minister of the Department of National Defense of Canada; Mike Rouleau, Vice Chief of the Defense Staff of Canada; Brian Brennan, Deputy Commissioner of Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Rear Adm. Scott Bishop, Commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website.