Follow usTriple Olympic champion Vladislav Tretiak has been sanctioned by the Canadian Government in its latest round of penalties against the country for its invasion of Ukraine.
The 70-year-old, who is a State Duma deputy and Russian ice hockey’s federation president, is included in a list of 129 individuals and 63 organisations alongside deputy Prime Ministers and members of the Russia Parliament.
Tretiak is also listed with the world’s first female astronauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya, who are also State Duma deputies.
“This [the inclusion of Tereshkova and Savitskaya] shows the falsity of the feminist agenda [of Canadian Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau,” Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov said, as reported by Russia’s official state news agency TASS.
“And the inclusion of Tretyak, a world legend who is remembered and respected in Canada, whose name is in local museums of hockey glory is a demonstration of blind Russophobia and disrespect for ordinary Canadians who are proud of the history of this sport.”
The sanctions see an asset freeze imposed as well as the prohibition of business deals.
Anyone in Canada and any Canadian outside of the country is forbidden to enter a transaction with the sanctioned parties, provide any financial support or make any goods available to them.
A ban has also been placed on the export of chemicals used in the production of electronic goods to Russia.
