Canada allows repair of turbines of Nord Stream 1 for two years - mass media

Canada allows repair of turbines of Nord Stream 1 for two years - mass media

The Canadian government's agreement to repair Russian-owned turbines covers a period of up to two years and will allow the import and re-export of up to six units, a much bigger deal than previously reported.

 

The Globe and Mail reported this, citing two government sources.

 

According to the publication, Canada's Interior Department has granted German industrial giant Siemens Energy a two-year exemption from sanctions against Russia.

 

This allows the company to send turbines for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, majority owned by the state-controlled Russian Gazprom, to Siemens Canada's facilities in Montreal for regular repairs and maintenance.

 

One official stressed that the agreement with Siemens allows the Canadian government to withdraw permission to lift sanctions at any time.

 

Ukraine's ambassador to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv, expressed disappointment with the two-year agreement. "Gas and oil revenues directly support the Russian army. Pulling even for two years and showing that Gazprom can get what it wants is a dangerous precedent," she said.

 

Sources said one of the turbines stuck in Montreal because of sanctions against Gazprom is being sent back to Europe, while the other five will be sent to Siemens Canada over the next two years for regular maintenance.

 

Siemens Canada will send the turbine equipment to Germany, whose government will then hand it over to Russia. The indirect return route could allow Canada to claim that it has not violated sanctions.





The Canadian government's agreement to repair Russian-owned turbines covers a period of up to two years and will allow the import and re-export of up to six units, a much bigger deal than previously reported.

 

The Globe and Mail reported this, citing two government sources.

 

According to the publication, Canada's Interior Department has granted German industrial giant Siemens Energy a two-year exemption from sanctions against Russia.

 

This allows the company to send turbines for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, majority owned by the state-controlled Russian Gazprom, to Siemens Canada's facilities in Montreal for regular repairs and maintenance.

 

One official stressed that the agreement with Siemens allows the Canadian government to withdraw permission to lift sanctions at any time.

 

Ukraine's ambassador to Canada, Yulia Kovaliv, expressed disappointment with the two-year agreement. "Gas and oil revenues directly support the Russian army. Pulling even for two years and showing that Gazprom can get what it wants is a dangerous precedent," she said.

 

Sources said one of the turbines stuck in Montreal because of sanctions against Gazprom is being sent back to Europe, while the other five will be sent to Siemens Canada over the next two years for regular maintenance.

 

Siemens Canada will send the turbine equipment to Germany, whose government will then hand it over to Russia. The indirect return route could allow Canada to claim that it has not violated sanctions.