Canada launched the procedure for confiscation of the Russian An-124 in favor of Ukraine

The Government of Canada has launched a legal procedure for confiscation of the Russian An-124 aircraft Ruslan, which was stuck at Toronto Airport with the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine.

Source: About it reported Viceremier-Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration-Minister of Justice Olga Stephanyshyn, writes “European Truth”

Details: According to Stefanyshyn, Canada launched the process of confiscation of the An-124 « Ruslan », which belongs to the Russian airline « Volga-Dnepr », and was already under the arrest of Canada.

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« The confiscation procedure takes place within the framework of the Canadian Law on Special Economic Measures and the confiscation decision is currently made by the High Court of Ontario, » Viceremeki said.

Canadian media before reportedthat the lawsuit of the Prosecutor General of Canada to the High Court of Ontario was filed on March 18.

Stephanyshina called the claim on the confiscation of the An-124 « the common result of the painstaking work of the Ministry of Justice, the Foreign Ministry in close cooperation with our partners. »

As the official clarified, the confiscation of Canada’s confiscation was filed after the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine submitted to Canadian partners a decision of the Supreme Anti -Corruption Court of August 2023 on the use of sanctions of a transport aircraft.

We will remind that the previous Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau in 2023 promised To transfer to Ukraine the Russian transport aircraft An-124, detained at the Toronto Airport.

Also recall that Canada became the first countrywhich adopted the law on the procedure of confiscation of Russian assets in favor of Ukraine.