Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation: sanctions from the Canadian Foreign Minister will be lifted under the conditions of reciprocity and mirroring

The lifting of sanctions from the new Foreign Minister of Canada Christ Freeland is possible only under the conditions of “reciprocity and mirror”, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the department.

“The issue of excluding it from the response list is a matter of reciprocity and mirroring. The fact of its location in the stoplist will not prevent Russian officials with it from contacting international venues, ”the agency’s interlocutor said.

“She was included in the sanctions list as a response, as Canada introduced restrictions on Russia, including officials,” he said. According to the source, Friland has been under sanctions since 2014.

The interlocutor of the agency noted that Russia is ready to interact and establish relations with Canada, and for the abolition of sanctions. “We are ready to interact with Canada in all directions - for improving relations, to the cessation of sanctions wars. But we did not start them. A question for Ottawa, ”he emphasized.

Canada introduced a number of Russian officials to the sanctions list after the accession of Crimea to Russia. In response, Russia introduced restrictive measures against Canada, and Freeland also fell under sanctions.