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Cda announces wider travel ban for Ukraine officials, economic sanctions
OTTAWA – Canada is extending its travel ban to cover more senior officials of the Ukrainian government and is promising economic sanctions as well.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canadians continue to be outraged by the continuing violence in the Ukrainian capital.
Last month, the Canadian government imposed a travel ban on some officials and promised medical aid for protesters.
There were no immediate specifics of the wider travel ban, nor did Harper’s statement provide details of the planned sanctions.
He does say, however, that even tougher measures are being considered.
He is urging the hardline government of President Viktor Yanukovych to stop the violence which has rocked the streets of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
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