Moscow has announced it is banning 200 Canadian officials from entering Russia in response to similar sanctions from Ottawa.

Moscow has announced it is banning 200 Canadian officials from entering Russia in response to similar sanctions from Ottawa.

The health minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce chief, Victor Dodig, were among those targeted, Qazet.az reports

The Russian foreign ministry said the move came in response to “personal sanctions against Russian officials”.

It branded the politics of the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, as “Russophobic”.

The list also includes Conservative party spokesperson Sarah Fischer, Telesat CEO Daniel Goldberg, chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault and several prominent Canadians of Ukrainian origin.

Since Putin invaded Ukraine in February, Canada has sanctioned more than 1,400 individuals and entities in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Russia has retaliated with similar sanctions.