Jagmeet Singh Has A Personal Message For 'Putin The Tyrant' After Getting Banned From Russia

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has released a personal message to Vladimir Putin, who he called a "tyrant," after he was banned from Russia along with other Canadian government officials.

On March 15, following Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech in the House of Commons, hundreds of Canadians were added to Russia's "black list" and slapped with consequences.

Russia's foreign ministry shared the list and it includes the leaders of every major Canadian political party, along with almost every sitting member of Canada's parliament.

A day after this measure was announced, Singh shared in a tweet that he had learned he was on the list and banned from Russia for being in opposition to Putin's "imperialist war."

"Here is my message to Putin the tyrant," Singh said. "Stop the war. Leave Ukraine."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Anita Anand are also on the "black list" along with other Canadian politicians.

Also, they were the only ones specifically called out by name in the tweet by Russia's foreign ministry that announced the ban.

Trudeau, Joly, Anand, Singh and all of the others who have been added to the list are prohibited from entering the Russian Federation effective immediately.

A statement from Russia said the move is retaliation for "Russophobic" moves made by Canada, including sanctions on the top government officials.

Like Singh, other politicians who have been added to the "black list" have spoken out about it including Joly and Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet.

Just a week before this happened, Canada was placed on Russia's "unfriendly countries" list following the invasion of Ukraine.