Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
The cargo was a shipment of COVID rapid tests
Great, so, nothing really urgent, by the end of Feb 2022, Canada was in its heydays of Covid-10 infections. Rapid tests slightly delayed would have been just a nuisance. As
meleagertoo also states, the next AN-124 shipment could have a significantly greater negative impact, if the Russian government had impounded the use of the aircraft for military purposes. As always with Russia, just lies, lies, lies to obtain something.