Belarusian planes barred from Canada as Ottawa cracks down on Russian ally
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Omar Alghabra tweeted that Ottawa was targeting the Russian ally in its response to the war in Ukraine, which has been ongoing for three weeks.
Belarusian planes will no longer be allowed to enter Canadian airspace, the federal transportation minister announced Wednesday amid Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Omar Alghabra tweeted that Ottawa was targeting the Russian ally in its response to the war in eastern Europe. Canada has also banned Russian flights from entering its airspace.
“We are prohibiting Belarusian aircraft from entering Canadian airspace in response to their support for Russia’s unprovoked aggression in Ukraine,” he said.
Belarus, which neighbours Russia, has played a supporting role in Moscow’s war on Ukraine, allowing President Vladimir Putin to stage troops in the country that shares a northern border with Ukraine.
Earlier this month, Canada announced it would impose a 35-per cent tariff on goods from Russia and Belarus.
Furthermore, the federal government said it would revoke Russia’s and Belarus’ status as a most-favoured-nation trade partner under World Trade Organization provisions; North Korea is the only other nation that does not enjoy that status with Canada.
The European Union also sanctioned Belarus over its role in the invasion earlier in the month.
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