Canada sanctions 38 Russian entities and 24 people over missile work

Canadian Foreign Secretary Anita Anand unveiled a new sanctions package against Russia on Monday, targeting 38 entities and 24 individuals. Among those hit are figures and firms linked to Russia's ballistic missile production and to alleged cybercrime attempts, according to the official statement.

"We remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine and will continue to impose costs on Russia until it ends its aggression and respects Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Anand said. She announced the measures while attending the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit in Paris.

The move lands in a busy stretch for Ukraine diplomacy. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday he welcomed the security-focused agenda of upcoming US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, telling reporters the discussions should cover Russian, Ukrainian and wider regional security and aim at principles that could feed into a broader settlement.

Politico reported Monday that the European Union will send one delegate from the European Commission and one from the European Council to those trilateral talks, naming Bjoern Seibert and Anna-Maria Boura. The sources did not say whether the EU delegation would actually sit at the negotiation table.

On the battlefield, Ukraine's Armed Forces General Staff said Monday its military struck the Morozov Plant Joint Stock Company near St. Petersburg, a facility it described as a key link in Russia's missile production chain making rocket fuel, explosives and missile components. The General Staff cited Article 51 of the UN Charter as the basis for the strike.