\u0027Canada’s decision to break sanctions and send the Siemens’ turbine back to Russia is a grave mistake with dire consequences,\u0027 says the group\u0027s president
The Liberal government relented to pressure from the German government to send a turbine, which had been under maintenance in Montreal back to Russia where it can be put into the Nord Stream pipeline, which carries natural gas from Russia to Europe.
The turbine is part of a compressor unit for the pipeline and was at a Siemens Energy facility in Montreal for maintenance when the war broke out. Canadian sanctions prevented the company from returning it to Russia. Without the turbine, the Russians say they cannot operate the pipeline at full capacity. Germany is trying to get as much gas through the pipeline as possible to fill reserve tanks for the coming winter.
“The political export decision is a necessary and important first step for the delivery of the turbine. Currently, our experts are working intensively on all further formal approvals and logistics; among other things, this involves legally required export and import control procedures. Our goal is to transport the turbine to its place of operation as quickly as possible.
Zelenskyy made the criticism in a video released on Monday evening, arguing the exception would just be the first of many pressure points Russia would use to weaken sanctions.Article content
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