The Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress oppose the decision, saying it undermines Canada’s commitment to full-scale sanctions against Russia
turbine to Germany that Moscow has deemed critical to the flow of natural gas to Europe.
The Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress have pushed back against the move, saying it will benefit Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and undermine Canada’s commitment to full-scale sanctions against Russia. Russia has an extra turbine it could put into operation, and German officials have said Moscow is using the sanctioned turbine as an excuse to apply economic pressure to Europe. Returning the turbine would eliminate that excuse, German Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said earlier this week in an appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Alexandra Chyczij, national president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, issued a strongly worded statement, saying the government had bowed to “Russian blackmail.” ”A precedent has been set wherein the Russians know that at the first sign of difficulty, our government will submit to Russian blackmail and energy terrorism. Inevitably this will embolden Russia to further aggression – making Ukraine, the European Union, and Canada less secure.”
The Ukrainian embassy said Kyiv will make an official statement on Sunday. In a possible sign of displeasure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed his ambassador to Germany on Saturday. He also sacked envoys to India, the Czech Republic, Norway and Hungary.
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