INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Canada of delaying the return of a turbine for the Nord Stream pipeline, saying Ottawa
was eyeing the European market itself.Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom has reduced flows to Germany via Nord Stream 1 by some 60
percent in recent weeks, blaming the absence of a Siemens gas turbine that was undergoing repairs in Canada.The repaired turbine is
currently understood to be en route to Russia, as routine maintenance work that completely halted deliveries via Nord Stream 1 is due to be
completed on Thursday.Moscow says the turbine is essential for the proper functioning of the Nord Stream pipeline, which delivers gas to
Germany via the Baltic Sea."One machine needs planned repairs, it is not given back from Canada because sanctions have been placed against
pipeline again on Thursday, although it remained to be seen how much would be delivered.EU countries have hit Moscow with a barrage of
