ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – One of the most influential members of Russia’s business elite says the reason he’s not on the Harper government’s sanctions list is likely that Canadians, unlike others, are not “masochists.”Vladimir Yakunin, the powerful head of Russian Railways, made the comment to The Canadian Press at an event ahead of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, which formally opens Thursday.The former United Nations diplomat turned business tycoon has been sanctioned by the U.S. in retaliation for Russia’s annexation of Crimea, but not by Canada.The Opposition New Democrats have complained about Yakunin’s absence from the Harper government’s sanctions regime.Foreign …read more
Source: National Newswatch
