Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is personally condemning Canada’s decision to grant a Canadian company a “revocable and time-limited license”, allowing it to return turbines from a Russian pipeline supplying gas. natural for Germany.
Zelenskyy said that Canada’s decision was not only the wrong decision to hand over the turbines, but it was a “completely unacceptable exception to the sanctions regime against Russia.”
“If a terrorist state can make such an exception to sanctions, what exceptions will it want tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? This question is very dangerous,” Zelenskyy said in a statement. video and accompanying statement on Tuesday, the Ukrainian ministry also stated. The State Department “had to summon a representative of Canada to our country.”
“The decision on an exception to sanctions will only be seen as a manifestation of weakness in Moscow. This is their logic. And now, it is certain that Russia will try not only to restrict as much as possible. good, but also completely shut down, he continued to reduce gas supplies to Europe at the most critical time.
The turbines, part of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, were sent to Siemens Canada in Montreal for repairs, but when the federal government imposed sanctions on Russian state energy company Gazprom, it was restricted from sending the device back.
Canada has faced pressure from both Russia and Germany to return the turbines, due to concerns about the risk of further energy instability. Environment Secretary Jonathan Wilkinson’s weekend announcement of the permit was backed by the United States.
However, the move was strongly condemned by Ukraine, the Ukrainian community in Canada, as well as by federal opposition parties. Opponents have warned that it could set a dangerous precedent, further reinforcing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to leverage Europe’s energy reliance.
“Of course, this decision for a turbine, which leads to many other problems, can still be modified. Russia has never played by the rules in the energy sector and it will not play now unless it is seen. gain strength,” Zelenskyy said. mention the latest Russian attacks and offer condolences to the family and friends of the latest Ukrainians killed.
The Ukrainian president then turned to the controversy over the pipeline, saying: “In such a context, it is a shame to see people lack the courage to honestly deal with a turbine.”
Wilkinson was faced with the decision to return the pipeline components, say when the announcement is made that the allies “cannot allow” Putin’s efforts to use European energy security to sow divisions among the allies to succeed.
“Canada stands with Ukraine against Russia’s brutal, unprovoked aggression, and we will continue to work with our allies and partners to impose costs on the Russian regime,” Wilkinson said.
