The Ukrainian Prime Minister said that a massive Russian cargo plane that has been held at Toronto Pearson International Airport for more than a year will be seized by Ukraine.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday: "(We) are preparing to seize the AN-124 plane and other aggressor assets in Canada and transfer them in favor of Ukraine."

This announcement by Shmyhal comes after he met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Toronto last week to discuss support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

New Canadian sanctions were also announced following the meeting, which Shmyhal described as a "fruitful week" after his visit to Canada and the United States.

In the update, Trudeau described a "new package of [Canadian] sanctions" against Russia – "in particular, against Volga-Dnepr" – the airline that owns the cargo plane that has been held at Toronto Pearson since February 27, 2022.

The Russian plane originally planned to leave Toronto shortly after arriving from China, via the United States and Russia. But that flight was canceled when the Canadian government closed the country’s airspace to Russian aircraft operators.

The plane was in the same place on Monday where it has been parked at Toronto Pearson for more than a year, according to footage captured by a CTV News Toronto helicopter.

There is no information yet on when the plane will leave Toronto.

Meanwhile, when CTV News Toronto contacted Global Affairs Canada regarding the plane, spokesperson James Emmanuel Wankie told CTV News Toronto, "Canada and its international partners will not stand idly by while President Putin attacks Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the rules-based international order."

Canada also imposed new sanctions targeting those complicit in Russia’s war in Ukraine, including several security targets linked to the Wagner group and the Russian aviation sector. Volga-Dnepr Group and Volga-Dnepr Airlines are among those subject to sanctions."

Global Affairs Canada said it would not comment on the potential seizure of assets.

Also, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) told CTV News Toronto that the aircraft owner paid 74 cents per minute to park at Toronto Pearson. A GTAA spokesperson said on Monday this amounts to up to $1,065.60 per 24-hour period.

Alongside the seizure of the plane, Canada is also imposing new sanctions on 14 Russian individuals and 34 Russian entities.

Trudeau also said during a press conference with Shmyhal last week: "Canada will continue our support for Ukraine while you heroically defend yourselves against Putin’s brutal barbaric invasion. The bravery of Ukrainians is heroic."