The EU said that the sanctions do not apply to the supply of equipment or technologies for the transportation of natural gas.
The USA supports the decision of the Canadian government to return Germany a sanctioned gas turbine to start up after the repair of Nord Stream.
“In the short term, the turbine will allow Germany and other European countries to replenish their gas reserves, increasing their energy security and sustainability, as well as countering Russia's efforts to turning energy into a weapon,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price, Reuters reports.
The official representative of the European Commission (EC) Tim McPhee confirmed that EU sanctions against the Russian Federation do not prevent the return of the turbine to Germany.
< p>“The sanctions regime of the European Union does not apply to equipment or technologies for transporting natural gas”.
At the same time, according to him, there is a very clear political decision at the highest level of the EU: “definitely and as soon as possible to end dependence on Russian fossil fuels “. “Dependence on oil and gas. But as for gas, it takes a little more time to adapt the industry of the European Union,” said the press secretary, Interfax-Ukraine informs.
He noted that the RePowerEU plan of the European Union provides for the search for alternative sources of energy supply. But the question of saving energy consumption is also raised.
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson said that the permission to export the turbine to Germany was issued after long discussions with “our European friends and allies “, as well as with the International Energy Agency.
“Canada will grant a time-limited and revocable permit to Siemens Canada to return refurbished Nord Stream 1 turbines to Germany,” it said in a statement.
Canada also announced it would expand its sanctions against Russia, adding industrial production to the sanctioned industries.
Recall that the other day the Kremlin issued an ultimatum regarding the return of the German turbine for the Nord Stream.
The turbine built in Canada by the company Siemens Energy AG, was sent to Montreal for repairs, but the situation was complicated by sanctions against the Russian oil and gas industry due to the invasion of Ukraine.
The Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on Canada to cancel the decision on the transfer of the turbine, as well as to ensure the integrity of the sanctions regime. The agencies note that Russia's demand for the mandatory return of the turbine to continue gas transportation is blackmail that has no technical justification.
On July 11, the Canadian Chargé d'affaires in Ukraine was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who expressed the disappointment of the Ukrainian side in connection with the Canadian government's decision to issue a permit for the return to Germany of the Nord Stream-1 turbines repaired by Siemens Energy Canada.
“The Canadian side was called to review this decision, which undermines Euro-Atlantic unity regarding the application of the international sanctions regime against the Russian Federation, and also creates the basis for Russia to continue using energy as a hybrid weapon against Europe,” the statement said.
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