Siemens Sought Turbine Export Permit for ‘Guidance’ From Ottawa on Russia Sanctions

Siemens Sought Turbine Export Permit for ‘Guidance’ From Ottawa on Russia Sanctions
A view shows a gas turbine at the gas trading company VNG AG in Bad Lauchstaedt, Germany, on July 28, 2022. Annegret Hilse/Reuters
The Canadian Press
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An executive from the Montreal company that repaired a turbine for a Russian gas pipeline earlier this year says it sought an export permit to get “guidance” from Ottawa.

Controversy erupted this summer after Canada approved the delivery of the turbine to Germany, despite its simultaneous attempts to punish Russian companies during the invasion of Ukraine.