Descriptions Archive
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Association agreement between EU and Ukraine enters into force
Meaning: markets for free trade of all goods, services and visa-free travel to EU for Ukrainian citizens
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18 March
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
29 June
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
The Second Minsk Agreement signed
17 February
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
19 December
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
First Minsk Agreement signed
The Minsk Protocol agreements are signed by the Trilateral Contact Group in Ukraine. The group consisted of Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The agreements failed to end the violence that continued unabated.
16 September
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
6 August
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
17 July
MH17 shot down by a Russian missile; with loss of almost 300 livesEuropean Council adopts sanctions against Russia in the fields of defence, concerning “dual-use goods in the field of energy”, and in financial services.
24 July
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
21 June
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations -
Canada further amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations
On 4 May and 12 May.
11 May
A referendum in Donetsk and Luhansk People’s RepublicIt was stated that almost 90% of the voters voted in favor of political independence of both regions. Ukraine did not recognize the referendum, and the EU and US stated that the polls were illegal.
29 May
Petro Poroshenko elected as the new president of Ukraine -
Self-proclamation of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics-DNR/LNR
Pro-Russian paramilitary forces with the clandestine military support from Russia take control of the Eastern regions of Donbass and proclaim their independence from Ukraine.
Government of Canada amends the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“the Regulations”)
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Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula
Russia seizes Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula with a predominantly ethnic Russian population, in the aftermath of the Euromaidan protests.
The annexation prompts international outrage and is condemned by the United Nations, the European Union, the United States, Canada, and other Western countries.
Russia is expelled from the Group of Eight (G8)
17 March
Canada imposed sanctions related on Russia, to respond to the annexation of the Crimean PeninsulaThe Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“the Regulations”) came into force. The Regulations impose an asset freeze and dealings prohibition on designated individuals and entities (Schedule 1), and impose restrictions on certain sectors, such as the financial and energy sectors.
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