According to government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit, the German government has received “positive signals” from the Canadian government that Siemens Energy will deliver the turbines serviced there to the “Nord Stream 1” pipeline.
However, he could not confirm that the delivery had already taken place. Earlier, R news agency reported that Canada had dropped its opposition to the handover.
Possible stopover in Germany
The German government negotiated with the Canadian government because the handover could violate sanctions against Russia, although the EU has not imposed a gas embargo on Russia. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Canada had offered to deliver the turbine first to Germany and not to Russian energy company Gazprom.
The German government argues that the Russian government should not have an excuse to cut off gas supplies to Europe by pointing to the missing turbine. If the turbine can be used again, the Russian government will no longer be able to invoke the alleged technical problem.