Russia has banned the entry of 28 Canadian citizens

Russia has permanently banned entry to 28 Canadian citizens who work in "pro-Bandera" organizations. This was announced on January 5 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

"In response to the illegal anti—Russian restrictions previously announced by official Ottawa, entry to Russia is permanently closed to 28 Canadian citizens whose activities in pro-Bandera structures and organizations are aimed at promoting the criminal neo-Nazi ideology currently preached by the Kiev regime," the agency's website says.

The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that these individuals ignore historical facts and the truth about the events of the Great Patriotic War and seek to strengthen Canada's ties with radical nationalist forces in Ukraine.

As an additional confirmation of this trend, the Russian side pointed to the appointment of former Canadian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystie Freeland as an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that her grandfather, Mikhailo Khomyak, was a "Hitler henchman," and the appointment itself, in their opinion, "devalues the crimes of the Ukrainian Nazis."

The banned list includes employees of the Consortium for Holodomor Research and Teaching at the University of Alberta, activists of the Ukrainian National Foundation and the Ukrainian Youth Association, as well as organizers of fundraising projects in support of Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry's statement stresses that Russia consistently opposes any manifestations of extremism and xenophobia.

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On November 20, 2025, the anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, the Russian Defense Ministry pointed to the West's struggle with the historical truth about the Great Patriotic War (WWII), which began 80 years ago. It was clarified that the Soviet delegation had recorded within the framework of the tribunal the possible transition of the process from the trial of the Nazis to the site for the revision of history.

In turn, Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, noted that the decisions of the Nuremberg Tribunal remain relevant, since there are "metastases" of neo-Nazism in Ukraine and in Europe.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on the same day that the need for a military tribunal against neo-Nazis would be determined after the end of the conflict in Ukraine.

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