"We Believe It’s a Great Mistake": Kuleba Commented on Controversial Decision to Return Russian Turbine
Nevertheless, the Minister of the Foreign Affairs reassured that now there are no reasons to believe that the effective sanction policies adopted by the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom or other countries may be lifted.
On June 19th, during his appearance in the United News telethon, Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, commented on the controversial decision to return the Russian gas turbine and explained if there are any reasons to be confirmed about possible lifting of effective sanction policies against Russia.
"Currently, there are no reasons to believe that the effective sanction policies adopted by the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom or other countries may be lifted. Quite to the contrary, we have some progress in this regard. As for Canadian case, there is a risk that this may create a precedent. We believe that decision made by the Canadian government is a great mistake. Now everyone reassures us that this is an exceptional case, and there will be no consequences. However, we understand how it works, therefore we doing our best in order to prevent the situation where this particular case may become a justification for other similar decisions in the future", Kuleba summarized.
"We will continue to champion
“This decision was a difficult one but it was the right one to ensure that we continue to all stand together against Putin’s illegal war in support of Ukraine", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
According to him, “the sanctions Canada is leading on, that we continue to push harder and harder, are aimed at Putin and his enablers and aren’t designed to harm our allies and their populations”.
Meanwhile, Canada remains one of the largest allies and friends of Ukraine.
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