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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry summons Canadian ambassador over turbine turmoil.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Canada to reconsider its decision to return a repaired Siemens turbine used by the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. German officials had urged Canada to find a way to return the turbine, fearing that Russia would use the issue as an excuse to shut down Nord Stream 1 and damage Germany's ability to fill its gas storage tanks before winter, while Ukraine opposed the return, calling it blackmail from the Kremlin.

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