Canada Announces More Sanctions on Belarus as Opposition Leader Visits Ottawa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya pose for cameras as they shake hands before a meeting in Ottawa, on April 15, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Canada is imposing more sanctions on officials in Belarus as the country’s exiled opposition leader visits Ottawa.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has laid sanctions on 21 people accused on human-rights violations in Belarus since its 2020 presidential election, which was widely denounced as fraudulent.