In July, the government granted an exemption to allow six turbines to undergo maintenance in Montreal before shipping them back to Germany. Ukraine has criticized the federal government for agreeing to Germany's request to exempt Siemens Canada from sanctions so that it could return the turbines. © Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters Pipes at the landfall facilities of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in Lubmin, Germany, on March 8. But in an interview with the Canadian Press, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv again called on Canada to cancel the sanctions waiver. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told CBC's Power & Politics that Germany would continue to work with Canada to ensure the remaining five turbines are returned.

Source: CBC News August 24, 2022 20:24 UTC