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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Andreas Rinke

Ukraine's Naftogaz backs Scholz's bid for Canadian LNG ahead of trip

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Berlin, Germany, March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

Shortly before his two-day trip to Canada, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz received support for his interest in Canadian liquid natural gas to help replace Russian gas imports from an unexpected ally: Ukrainian state-owned gas company Naftogaz.

Kyiv has been at loggerheads with Berlin over its gas imports policy: firstly over its deal with Moscow to build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and more recently over its deal with Canada to get a repaired turbine for the Nord Stream 1 delivered back to Germany.

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