Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, hosting a summit with her Group of Seven counterparts Wednesday, announced a round of new sanctions on Russia that target those behind Moscow’s drone and cyber attacks on Ukraine.

The measures freeze any assets that the targeted individuals or companies might have in Canada and prohibit Canadian financial institutions from providing services to them. When imposed in concert with allies, they prevent those under sanction from evading these strictures by switching banking operations or assets to another Western country.

Ms. Anand said the sanctions, which are aligned with similar measures by the United States, Britain and the European Union, are meant to further increase the economic costs on Russia for its “unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.” It’s been three years and eight months since Moscow launched an all-out assault on its neighbour.