Overview

• Russia submitted working papers to ICAO labeling sanctions as "unlawful coercive measures" and seeking relief on spare parts and overflights.
• The triennial ICAO assembly opens Tuesday in Montreal, where delegates will consider the request, and no policy change has been adopted.
• Moscow is also campaigning for election to the 36‑member ICAO Council after a failed 2022 bid, drawing public opposition from Canada.
• The Russian documents criticize 37 countries’ airspace closures and the suspension of airworthiness certificates, maintenance and insurance for its airlines.
• Sanctions have pushed more than 700 Airbus and Boeing jets in Russia onto indirect parts sourcing, with recent incidents cited as signs of strain, and Moscow notes the U.S. lifting sanctions on Belavia as a precedent.