According to the Ministry of Transport, Canada decided to close the airspace of Belarusian aircraft as part of a series of economic measures against Russia and Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin.
The Ministry of Education said in a statement that “any aircraft directly or indirectly owned, registered, chartered, leased, controlled or controlled by citizens of the Russian Federation or Belarus is prohibited from entering, leaving or flying into Canadian airspace. Official Twitter profile.
The Minister of Transport, Omar Algabra, also confirmed the measures that apply to all airlines that have certificates issued by Russia and Belarus and that have already been notified to airlines operating in the country.
Earlier this week, the Canadian Foreign Ministry introduced a new package of sanctions against 15 high-ranking Russian officials in response to the invasion of Ukraine, resulting in more than 500 people and groups sanctioned by Ottawa since the invasion began.
In addition, the Canadian government officially banned service providers broadcasting Russian news channels RT (formerly Russia Today) and RT France on Wednesday, saying that programming is not in the “public interest”.
“Freedom of expression and diversity of views are essential elements of our democracy. However, broadcasting in Canada is a privilege, not a right.” “, explained Jan Scott, president of the Canadian Broadcasting and Communications Commission (CRTC).
Government agencies were also concerned about “programming in one foreign country, attempts to undermine the sovereignty of another country, insulting Canadians in certain countries and undermining Canada's democratic system.”
Russian state media RT and Sputnik, accused of being tools of Moscow's “false information” in the context of the war with Ukraine, have already been expelled from the European Union, and television and Internet broadcasts have been banned from March 2.
Started as “Russia Today” in 2005, State RT has grown with broadcasters and websites in several languages including English, French, Spanish, German, and Arabic.
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky doubled his call for assistance from the West to fight the invasion of Russia by his country, including the creation of a no-fly zone, in an emotional speech actually addressed to the Canadian Parliament announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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