The Ukrainian World Congress is taking legal action against Canada as it claims the country is breaking its own sanctions in helping Russia.
The lawsuit, announced Tuesday, seeks to stop the Canadian government from sending repaired Nord Stream 1 turbines back to Germany. The turbines will allow Russia to boost the amount of oil it carries and sells to European countries.
The Ukrainian World Congress called Canada’s decision “totally unacceptable” and a “grave mistake with dire consequences.”
“We cannot supply a terrorist state with the tools it needs to finance the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people,” Ukrainian World Congress President and CEO Paul Grod said. “This is not just about a turbine or possible many turbines to support Russia’s energy exports, this is about continuously succumbing to Russia’s blackmail.”
The lawsuit comes just days after Canada announced it sought a “time-limited and revocable permit” to allow for the return of the turbines as they will increase energy flows to Europe amid a global shortage.
The Nord Stream 1 has seen its production drop to 40% capacity without the turbines, Reuters reported.
“This exemption to the sanctions regime against Russia is totally unacceptable,” Grod added. “There are real alternatives to Germany’s gas needs, including buying through Ukraine’s pipeline.”
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