Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that 100 Canadians have been added to the list of people banned from entering the country in response to sanctions against Russia by Canada.
A ministry statement said author Margaret Atwood, actor Jim Carrey and Amy Knight, a noted historian of the KGB, were on the banned list.
The ministry said they and the other 97, many of whom are connected to ethnic Ukrainian organisations, were banned because of involvement in “formation of (Canada’s) aggressively anti-Russian course”.
Margaret Atwood, poet and author, wrote The Handmaid's Tale, while Jim Carrey is known for films like Bruce Almighty, The Mask and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
The latest additions to the banned list, which was updated today, include a number of journalists, actress Katheryn Winnick, political commentators and bloggers and former Canadian ambassadors to Ukraine.
