Canada, along with its G7 partners, imposes further restrictions on the import of Russian diamonds today, March 1, according to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly. According to her, this ban complements the restrictions imposed by Canada in December 2023 on the import of diamonds and diamond jewelry from Russia, aimed at the indirect import of Russian diamonds weighing 1 carat and above. “It is consistent with the commitments made in February, May and December 2023 by G7 leaders to reduce the Putin regime’s revenues from the export of non-industrial diamonds from Russia,” the st…