Sanctions Exemption for Turbines Aims to Restart Russian Gas Flows to Europe
Europe is on tenterhooks over whether Canada’s decision to bend its own sanctions, allowing turbines that power the Nord Stream pipeline to be repaired and returned to Russia, is enough to prod Moscow to restore the flow of natural gas to Europe.
Nord Stream, the main artery for Russian gas to Europe, is shut through July 21 for maintenance that is routine in peacetime. European governments fear Moscow won’t reopen the pipeline afterward, severing a lifeline for Europe’s economy and escalating the confrontation with the West over the invasion of Ukraine.
