Russia will increase its gas supplies to Europe if a turbine necessary for Nord Stream 1 (a russian pipeline that supplies gas to Europe) that is currently undergoing repair in Canada is returned. ...
Ukraine urged Canada on Thursday not to return a gas turbine ...
According to a Reuters report that cited a Ukrainian government official, if Canada returns the turbine ... it would violate its own sanctions.
"The sanctions forbid the transfer of any equipment related to gas," the Ukrainian government source said. ...
Meanwhile, Germany ... called on Canada to release the turbine.
"I'll be the first one who will fight for a .. strong EU sanction package, but strong sanctions means it must hurt and harm Russia and Putin more than it does our economy" ...
The turbine affair began last month when (russia) began to reduce gas flows via the Nord Stream 1. The Russian state company attributed the reduction to a missing turbine that had not been returned after maintenance (from Canada).
Germany's Siemens Energy explained that "Due to the sanctions imposed by Canada, it is currently impossible for Siemens Energy to deliver overhauled gas turbines to (Russia). ...
While normally (Russian) would divert flows to other pipelines, now there is fear it will not do so as relations between Russia and the European Union break records in reaching historically low point after low point.
Meanwhile, Canada has indicated that it has no intention of returning the turbine, with Liberal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson saying in late June that "... Germans .. are very, very concerned about" their energy security ... I wouldn't hold my breath that we're going to find a resolution before the end."
A Ukrainian energy ministry source who spoke to Reuters, however, said .. that Canada was preparing to make the transfer of the equipment ... as Canada and Germany did not want to give Russia an excuse not to keep the gas flowing to Germany.
So the Liberal Party of Canada is saying it will not break the sanctions it legislated against Russia, while it is secretly breaking them? They claim a sanctimonious moral high ground while simultaneously doing the exact opposite. This is the textbook definition for hypocrisy. And this would not be possible if not enabled by the CBC.
Read full article by Irina Slav for Oilprice.com HERE.
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