Today, I'm reading: EU and US welcome Canada's decision to return Russian turbine to Germany
EU and US welcome Canada's decision to return Russian turbine to Germany As the energy crisis worsens around the world, the European Union and the United States have welcomed Canada's controversial /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl/ decision to ship back to Germany a turbine that Russia says is key to resuming gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Nord Stream 1 is a massive underwater pipeline with the capacity to transport up to 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year. Its direct connection between Russia and Germany, the EU's industrial powerhouse, makes it a centrepiece /ˈsentəpiːs/ in the continent's energy mix. The conduit/ˈkɒndjuɪt/ is currently undergoing a planned 10-day maintenance , an operation that many fear the Kremlin will exploit/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ to indefinitely cut off gas supplies to Europe and wreak/riːk/ economic havoc. More than 10 EU countries have already suffered total or partial suspensions of Russian gas flows. Russia had initially se...