Canada has closed its airspaxjmtzywce to Russian aircraft, effective immediately.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement on Sunday, saying Canada’s airspace will be closed to all Russian aircraft operators.
"We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine," he said in a tweet.
Effective immediately, Canada’s airspace is closed to all Russian aircraft operators. We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine.
— Omar Alghabra (@OmarAlghabra) February 27, 2022
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A Ukrainian firefighter walks between at fragments of a downed aircraft seen in in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak)
