Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov called for the arrest of the An-124 “Ruslan” hijacker and hijacker. This was reported by RIA News.
According to him, Russia continues to seek justice and the return of the plane.
The Volga-Dnepr company’s Ruslan plane, carrying Covid tests from China, arrived in Toronto on February 27, 2022. The plane was detained after Canadian authorities closed the skies to Russian planes due to the situation in Ukraine.
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in June 2023 made An attempt was made to the Canadian Embassy in connection with Ottawa’s decision to seize the Russian An-124 aircraft. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Russia considers the Canadian administration’s decision to seize this plane and send it to Ukraine as a cynical theft.
Russian air carrier Volga-Dnepr in December filed sued the Canadian government over restrictive measures imposed on the company.
Previously Canada introduced Sanctions on imports of Russian diamond jewelry.