Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sharply criticized Canada’s decision to send turbines for the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1 back to Germany. The Ukrainians would “never accept Canada’s decision,” said Zelenskyj after a telephone conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It is a “violation of the sanctions regime” against Russia.
The phone call was the first exchange between Zelenskyy and Trudeau after the government in Ottawa last week gave the go-ahead for the export of the turbines repaired in Canada. In his message, Zelenskyy said that if sanctions against Russia were violated, “it wouldn’t be long before there were more.” He accused Russia of blackmailing other countries with gas.