The main natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany shut down for scheduled maintenance on Monday, raising concerns that Moscow could use the repairs as a pretext for a longer shutdown as it uses energy supplies as leverage in the Ukrainian war.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline pumps about 55 billion cubic meters of natural gas under the Baltic Sea to Germany each year, where it is also distributed to other countries in Europe. Virtually the entire European Union has said weaning itself off Russian gas should be a priority, but several member countries remain heavily reliant on Moscow.
The Ukrainian government on Sunday criticized Canada’s decision to return the sanctioned Russian gas turbine, saying it would embolden Moscow to “continue to use energy as a tool of hybrid warfare against Europe.” The dust-up put Canada in a delicate position, caught between two allies: Germany, a NATO partner, and Ukraine. Ottawa has backed Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February, penalizing more than 1,000 people and entities, including Russia’s oil and gas sector and its manufacturing industry. Canada is home to the world’s second-largest Ukrainian diaspora community.
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