Canada announced it has imposed sanctions on more than 200 people who are loyal to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.

The government says the new measures impose restrictions on 11 senior officials and 192 other members of the People’s Councils of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.

Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas region have had the support of Russia for eight years following Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014.

Moscow recently re-focused its war in Ukraine’s eastern region after an unsuccessful attempt to take the capital Kyiv.

Canada’s sanctions are in response to Russia’s attempted annexation of certain areas of Donbas.

“The Russian regime’s attempted annexation of certain areas of Donbas is a blatant violation of international law,” said Global Affairs Canada in a news release. “Today’s measures apply further pressure on President Putin and those complicit in the horrific events occurring in Ukraine.”

Since Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea in 2014, Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 1,400 individuals and entities. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Canada has imposed sanction on nearly 1,000 individuals and entities from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

“Canada will not stand idly by and watch President Putin and his accomplices attempt to redraw the borders of Ukraine with impunity,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, in a statement. “International law must be respected. Canada is using every tool at its disposal to ensure that the rules-based international order is upheld and that those complicit in violations of international law answer for their crimes.”