Canada is imposing sanctions against individuals and entities in relation to Russia’s malign interference activities in Moldova ahead of the country’s next parliamentary elections, which will be held on September 28, 2025.

Canadian measures

The Special Economic Measures (Moldova) Regulations impose on listed individuals a prohibition on dealings (effectively, an asset freeze) by prohibiting persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada from dealing in any property of these individuals and entities or providing financial or related services to them. The individuals and entities listed under the schedule to the regulations are also rendered inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The specific prohibitions are set out in the regulations.

The names of the individuals added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:

• Evghenia Gutul
• Mihail Vlah
• Irina Vlah
• Iurii Cuznetov
• Ilia Uzun
• Victor Petrov
• Nelli Parutenco
• Natalia Parasca
• Dumitru Chitoroagă
• Dmitri Buimistru
• Alexei Lungu
• Veaceslav Valico
• Victoria Furtună
• Irina Lozovan
• Alexandr Nesterovschi
• Chiril Guzun

The entities added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:

• Victory/Pobeda Political Bloc
• Public Association—Association of People with Epaulettes “Scutul Poporului”