Dynamic Incentive Program Canada has seized a Russian cargo plane stranded in Toronto and plans to restart the aircraft to be handed over to Ukrainian management. The move is said to be in support of Ukraine and a countermeasure to Russia's actions.
Canada's move has sparked controversy because it has detained an An-124 freighter, the world's largest military transport aircraft, operated by Russia's Volga Dnepr Airlines, which carries cargo missions around the world.
The plane departed from China last year, but was forced to stop in Toronto, Canada, due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict at the time. So far, the plane has been stranded for more than 400 days, which is comparable to the duration of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
As Ukraine's conflict with Russia escalated, Canada, an ally of the United States, strongly supported Ukraine by announcing the closure of airspace to put pressure on Russia. This move has caused a positive response from Western countries, and many countries have also announced the closure of their airspace to Russia.
Against this background, in addition to the An-124 military transport aircraft, other Russian transport aircraft and passenger aircraft were forced to stay in other countries. Recently, Canada once again demonstrated its firm position by announcing the confiscation of the An-124 military transport aircraft.
The An-124 military transport aircraft was forcibly confiscated by Canada, a move that cost Russia enormous. After all, the number of military transport aircraft in the world is very limited, and even the number of Russian aircraft currently in existence does not exceed twenty.
Quite a few accuse Canada of bandit-like behavior, because they did not ask Russia's opinion before confiscating other people's property. But in fact, this is not the first time that Canada has taken such measures.
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the European Union has imposed a freeze on many of Russia's villas and assets abroad.
While the EU chose to freeze these assets, Canada took them directly, which is simply too much and no different from a robber. Canada's Transport Minister Omar claimed that this was punishment for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and that they deserved such an outcome.
We need to put pressure on them, and the seizure of the An-124 is part of that. Such behavior is in accordance with international law and morality, after all, Russia is the aggressor. This has a significant impact on the peace of Western countries, and Russia should be punished as it deserves.
Chief Jolly also said that this is a warning to Russia that Canada will support Ukraine's counter-aggression actions.
Canada's recent behavior is truly jaw-dropping. As a Western country that advocates the sanctity of private property, they go so far as to blatantly take other people's property.
What's even more surprising is that they also say inconsistent things. However, Russia did not sit idly by. When they learned about the situation, they immediately fought back.
The account of the Russian Embassy in Canada said on the same day that the transport plane An-124 was the private property of a Russian private enterprise, and Canada's actions seriously violated the principle of the sanctity of property, which was like piracy a hundred years ago.
What qualifications does Canada, as a country that violates principles, claim to be a society governed by the rule of law? A short text that forcefully refutes Canada's actions and rhetoric, exposing their lies, and at the same time attracting the attention of the world.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Zelensky have sparked discontent among EU countries because they have broken the principles that Western countries have been advocating, which makes Western countries feel unacceptable.
The principles established by Western countries were meant to bind themselves, but Canada has used them for its own personal gain. Canada's confiscation of Russian cargo planes violated international law on the grounds that it relied on its own domestic law, which was not recognized by international law, which meant that their laws could only be used domestically and were therefore invalid internationally.
This is not advisable for Canada to do this, and if other countries follow their example and use robbery to obtain benefits, then the existence of international law will be meaningless and the whole world will be thrown into chaos.
Canada's move was originally intended to serve as a warning to Putin, but apart from the possibility of irritating Russia domestically, they did not get any substantial benefits, but instead lost face internationally because of the incident.
Trudeau thought that this time would scare Putin, but he did not expect that this could lead to a new international dispute. Therefore, we must carefully consider the consequences before acting, and do not do those unrighteous things, because in the end we will only harm ourselves.