After Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych and his ministers linked to violence against protesters, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says they are no longer welcome in Canada
Canada Ups Sanctions Against Yanukovych Regime
February 20, 2014

Via AFP:

Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych and his ministers linked to violence against protesters are no longer welcome in Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday in announcing sanctions.

The Canadian move came after European Union foreign ministers in Brussels imposed sanctions on Ukrainian ministers and security officials with "blood on their hands," while German, American and Russian leaders backed a "political solution" to the crisis.

Ukraine's three-month stalemate has plunged into an orgy of bloodshed, claiming nearly 100 lives -- mostly of protesters shot dead by police at...

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