Canada Keeps Russia Sanctions as US Faces G7 Pushback Over Oil Sanctions Pause: Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney participates in a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store following a tour of the site of NATO Exercise Cold Response in Bardufoss, Norway, March 13, 2026. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada plans to maintain sanctions on Russia, including on its oil, after the U.S. government announced a 30-day pause on one element of its sanction regime amid spiking oil prices.

Carney made the comments to reporters on March 13 while in Norway, where he visited NATO troops taking part in a cold weather military exercise. He was speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.