OTTAWA — Moscow is warning that relations with Canada are 'on the verge of being severed' after the federal Liberal government moved to forfeit a massive Russian cargo plane.
OTTAWA — Moscow is warning that relations with Canada are"on the verge of being severed" after the federal Liberal government moved to forfeit a massive Russian cargo plane.
A year ago, Canada became the first G7 country to enact a law that allows Ottawa to not just seize assets held by sanctioned people, but to forfeit the money and have it diverted to victims of a sanctioned regime. The Russian-registered Antonov AN-124 is owned by the firm Volga-Dneper, which Canada sanctioned in April. It is one of the largest aircraft in the world, and Ottawa fears Russia could use it to deliver military supplies in its invasion of Ukraine.
To that end, Moscow said it is prepared to retaliate over"stolen Russian property," noting the plane landed in Toronto in order to deliver COVID-19 testing kits. "Canada's approach to seizure and forfeiture is the first of its kind globally. It is certainly the case that Russia would be deeply concerned if other countries followed Canada's approach."
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