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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz supported Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an interview with the Globe and Mail, who was criticized at home because of the decision to return the turbine to Gazprom.
“I consider the criticism of Justin Trudeau and his government absolutely groundless,” the head of the German government stressed, adding that the decision to transfer the turbine is “hardly a service to Gazprom.” According to the politician, this is a powerful signal of support for Germany and Europe. He wondered: how can the weakening of Germany and Europe help Ukraine?
As the Chancellor noted, he categorically disagrees with the statements that the Russian company “fooled” Trudeau as a result of how it stated that it was unable to guarantee gas supplies due to extraordinary circumstances. Scholz clarified that through the “firm decision” of the Canadian prime minister, Gazprom is now deprived of “an excuse to reduce or stop gas supplies.”
At the same time, earlier, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, answering a question on the accusation of Siemens by Gazprom of non-fulfillment of agreements on the repair of one of the turbines, as well as non-fulfillment of maintenance of several other units, stressed that the difficulties in the implementation of gas supplies through the Nord Stream were organized by sanctions, Gazprom did little able to do.