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Canada slams outrageous Belarus behavior, eyeing further sanctions

Tue, 25th May 2021 16:38

OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau on Tuesday strongly condemned Belarus for forcing down a
jetliner and arresting a dissident journalist and said Ottawa
was examining whether to tighten existing sanctions.

"The behavior of the Belarus regime is outrageous, illegal,
and completely unacceptable ... we also condemn this kind of
dangerous interference in civil aviation," he told reporters.
(Reporting by David Ljunggren)

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