In the German foreign office see the threat of deterioration of relations with Russia because of the turbines, manufactured by Siemens, which, according to Germany, was staged in Crimea in violation of the sanctions. About this newspaper Bild am Sonntag said the press-Secretary of Department.
According to him, the Federal government repeatedly warned about the threat of violation of the sanctions regime and the violation of Russian companies assumed the contractual obligations.
The edition reminded that President of Russia Vladimir Putin in conversation with the current Minister Sigmar Gabriel, the economy Minister, assured that the turbines are not intended for the Crimea.
“The Federal government wishes to remind the Russian government of its obligations, and notes that such mass violations of the sanctions can again create tension in relations with Russia”, — said the representative of the foreign Ministry.
Friday, 21 July, Siemens announced the termination of the license agreement with Russian partners to supply equipment for power plants. This is because, according to the company, in the Crimea was illegally transferred four gas turbines designed for a project in Taman. The group offered to buy the equipment and cancel the contract on further deliveries.
The Russian company “inter RAO” and “Rosatom” said that the Siemens decision will not affect their activities.
July 11, Siemens filed a claim to “Technopromexport” (engineering subsidiary of Rostec). The group believe that the representatives of this company are responsible for the delivery of the turbines on the Peninsula. In Moscow, meanwhile, insist that the machines are of domestic origin. The Ministry of energy stated that it did not intend to change its plans to launch the power plant in Crimea, despite the situation with the German company Siemens, and that the planned launch date remains the same — the first quarter of 2018.