Canada is expanding its list of Russian individuals and companies to face sanctions in the midst of ongoing Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said.

Four more 鈥渟enior Russian individuals鈥� will be banned from travelling to Canada, Baird announced Tuesday. Another five Russian companies and one financial institution will be added to the list of those facing economic sanctions, he said.

The new individuals are:

  • General Dmitry Vitalievich Bulgakov, senior official in the Russian Armed Forces
  • Lieutenant-General Yuriy Eduardovich Sadovenko, senior official in the Russian Armed Forces
  • Colonel-General Nikolay Bogdanovskiy, senior official in the Russian Armed Forces
  • Colonel-General Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov, senior official in the Russian Armed Forces

The new companies are:

  • OJSC Dolgoprudny Research Production Enterprise (DNPP)
  • JSC Kalinin Machine-Building Plant (MZiK)
  • Mitischinskii Machine-Building Plant OAO (MMZ)
  • V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design (NIIP)
  • Marine Scientific Research Institute of Radioelectronics Altair (MNIIRE 鈥淎ltair鈥�)

The new financial institution is Sberbank. A statement from Foreign Affairs also notes that "additional restrictions (have been made) to the terms under which designated Russian banks can access capital markets, by prohibiting the issuance of any loan carrying a maturation date greater than 30 days."

Canada has hit Russian individuals and companies with sanctions in a series of announcements amidst Russia鈥檚 ongoing military aggression in Ukraine. The United States and other western nations have also imposed economic and other sanctions on Russia.

In response, Russia has banned western agricultural imports for the next year.

Baird told CTV鈥檚 Power Play Tuesday that only a 鈥渃o-ordinated response鈥� will have an impact on Russia鈥檚 actions in Ukraine.

鈥淣one of us can have much of an effect individually, but when we all act together, 30-plus countries, it can make a big difference,鈥� Baird said.

On Tuesday, Baird also announced that Canada will send 300 observers to Ukraine鈥檚 parliamentary elections next month, including a dozen Parliamentarians.

Baird鈥檚 announcement came hours before Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomes Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for his first official visit to Canada. Poroshenko will address Parliament on Wednesday afternoon during what Baird called 鈥渁n historic visit.鈥�

The Canadian government will show Poroshenko that it supports 鈥渁 robust democracy鈥� in Ukraine, and will find out 鈥渨hat we can do to support鈥� Poroshenko鈥檚 young presidency, he said.