Posted on 02/27/2022 9:04:37 AM PST by EBH
Canada has closed its airspace to Russian aircraft, effective immediately.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement on Sunday, saying Canada's airspace will be closed to all Russian aircraft operators.
"We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine," he said in a tweet.
Canada's move comes as other European nations banned Russian planes from entering their own airspaces, including Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Luxembourg, over the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has since closed its airspace to many of those same countries, as fighting between its forces and Ukraine continued for a fourth day Sunday.
Prior to Canada's announcement, Russia's flagship carrier Aeroflot operated multiple flights per day through Canadian airspace en route to the U.S. and elsewhere.
The United Kingdom suspended Aeroflot's foreign carrier permit on Thursday.
Canada has joined its allies in imposing a number of sanctions on Russia, targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov specifically.
Trudeau also said Canada would support the removal of Russia from the digital payment and messaging network SWIFT, which connects thousands of banks worldwide.
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Now that the Ukrainians are fighting hard, little Justin can act tough.
It sounds like that even through yesterday the US was letting Russian airliners fly in.
That surprises me
I was thinking more along the lines of being frightened by Putin activating his nuclear strike force teams.
Will Canada be confiscating the Russian aircraft, freezing the pilot’s accounts, killing their dogs?
Justin’s starting to like this power thing.
Canada, ... soon to be the Canadian Democratic Republic, like that other Nazi country.
Justin forsaking his fellow comrades? Good think his dad Fidel is not alive to see this. He’d be so disappointed.
Now Russian airspace will close to US and Canadian carriers.
He is standing alongside the global communists in EU and US capitols. Russia hasn’t been communist for three decades.
Maybe not formally
EU just announced ALL Russian flights of commercial and private aircraft will be denied their airspace.
No take offs or landings, turn around and go home Ruskies
Putin’s response to little dictator ‘Little Potato’s gubmint:
“пошел на хуй! Я не убегаю и не прячусь от протестующих, маленькая киска!”
“Funk you! I don’t run and hide from protesters, you little pussy!”
but Justin was still caught with his pants down again
Aeroflot flies to Minsk.
Well THAT will bring Russia to it’s knees
Why not formally?
Everybody to get from street!
Because it’s not cool anymore,,? :)
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