Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a phone call on Sunday (17) that his country would never accept Canada’s decision to return turbines to the Nord Stream gas pipeline, “violating the sanctions regime” against Russia.

It was the first conversation between the two heads of state since Ottawa’s decision last week to return the turbines, repaired in Canada, to Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline.

Zelensky previously criticized what he called an “unacceptable” decision and in his daily statement told Trudeau that “Ukrainians will never accept Canada’s decision.”

“It’s a question of compliance with sanctions. If there is a violation now, it won’t be long before there are others,” added the Ukrainian president, accusing Russia of doing singing the gas and pointing out the existence of other ways to get the fuel. in Europe.

After the conversation with Trudeau, Zelensky said on Twitter, without directly addressing the issue, that the international stance on sanctions should “be principled” and that pressure on Russia should be stepped up, not lessened.

Ottawa justifies its decision, which excludes the repaired turbines from the sanctions against Moscow, by the need not to interrupt the energy supply to Europe, in particular to Germany.

Trudeau “reaffirms Canada’s continued support for Ukraine against Russian military aggression,” according to a statement that stresses the importance of “maintaining strong unity among allies” and the need to “continue to impose high costs to Russia for the illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine”. “.”.

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