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Canadian sanctions exemption allows

for the return of up to six Nord Stream 1

gas turbines

GLOBAL A sanctions exemption issued by the Canadian further developments regarding the safe oper-
government to enable the return of a Siemens ation of the Portovaya CS, a facility of critical
Canada’s exemption is turbine to Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline will last importance to the Nord Stream gas pipeline,”
reportedly set to last for for up to two years from now, making possible Gazprom said in a statement.
two years. the import and re-export of a further five tur- Canada provided the exemption as a result of
bines to the project, Canada’s Global and Mail pressure from Germany, as Russia had said that
reported on July 12. Nord Stream could not resume full operations
However, Russian state-owned gas behemoth until the turbine had been returned. However,
Gazprom poured cold water on hopes that the the arrangement was not previously disclosed to
compressor equipment would be returned to be so extensive.
Russia that would allow it to increase gas flows Kyiv reacted angerly to the announcement
to Europe on July 13, saying it had not received that the equipment would be exempted, claim-
any document allowing for the re-import of the ing the move breaks sanctions on Russia.
equipment. “The sanctions forbid the transfer of any
“Gazprom does not possess any docu- equipment related to gas,” Ukraine’s energy min-
ments that would enable Siemens to get the istry source said, reported Reuters.
gas turbine engine for the Portovaya CS out of “If, God forbid, this decision is approved, we
Canada, where that engine is currently under- will undoubtedly appeal to our European col-
going repairs. In these circumstances, it appears leagues that their approach must be reassessed.
impossible to reach an objective conclusion on Because if countries do not follow decisions they

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