Five Things to Know About the Turbines Causing Friction Between Canada and Ukraine

Five Things to Know About the Turbines Causing Friction Between Canada and Ukraine
Pipes of the gas storage plant Reckrod are pictured near Eiterfeld, central Germany, July 14, 2022, after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was shut down due to maintenance. The Canadian Press/AP/Michael Probst
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The federal government has found itself defending what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an absolutely unacceptable decision in recent weeks—to grant a Canadian company an exemption on Russian sanctions.

Siemens will be allowed to import and export six turbines that are part of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in Europe.