Bilateral trade

The Siemens AktiensellSchaft concern filed a lawsuit against representatives of Technopromesport to the Moscow Arbitration Court, which he accuses of illegal movement of gas turbine units in the annexed Crimea. This was stated by the representative of the press service of the German concern Tolfram Trost, reports TASS.

“The lawsuit is filed,” Trost said. “As we previously reported in the statement, it is directed against those who are responsible for this. Namely, against the management of TPE. The lawsuit was filed in Moscow.”

As follows from the file file, the defendants are called OJSC "Foreign Economic Association" Technopromesport ", LLC" Siemens - Technologies for Gas Turbine "and LLC" Foreign Economic Association "Technopromesport.

On Tuesday, German ambassador to Russia Rydigiger von Frich told Interfax that to investigate the circumstances of supplies that violate the EU sanctions, not German, but the Rodiye authorities. "There is every reason to believe that if what happened is true, then Siemens was seriously deceived, and this was a violation of the contract, a serious undermining of trust and a very strong blow to investment in Russia," the diplomat noted.

On July 6, Reuters reported that two gas turbines produced by Siemens were taken to annexed Sevastopol . Initially, four turbines made near St. Petersburg at the Siemens - Gas Turbine Technologies plant were intended for the power plant being built on the Taman Peninsula in the Krasnodar Territory, however, after the project was not implemented, two of them were sent to Crimea. There, the construction of the power plant is engaged in "Technopromesport".

"Siemens did not supply turbines to the Crimea and complies with all the restrictions on export control," Trost told the agency. At the same time, the company refused to answer whether the concern is known about the finding of the equipment he had produced in Crimea, citing a commercial secret.

On July 7, the concern published an official statement. "Siemens has taken all possible legal measures and will take operational measures to prevent illegal use of equipment. For example, it will not carry out any deliveries or services for installation, commissioning or guarantee. We will continue to fully cooperate with all interested parties," the document said.

On Monday, Siemens said that at least two of the four turbines sent to the Crimea got there against the will of the company. "Over the past few months, our client has repeatedly confirmed in writing that deliveries to Crimea would not happen. As a result, Siemens will initiate criminal prosecution of responsible persons," the statement said. The concern said that to file claims for a ban on any new supplies to the Crimea, as well as the return of equipment to the initially defined destination in Taman.

Presidential press secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov said that turbines for thermal power plants, in the supply of which in the annexed Crimea, was accused of Siemens, bypassing Western sanctions, were produced in Russia. "In Crimea, Russian -made turbines collected in Russian companies are really installed," Peskov said. At the same time, the spokeswoman did not comment on the Siemens statement about his intention to prevent the supply of company equipment to Crimea.

The concern for violating the EU sanctions faces a fine exceeding the cost of equipment. However, if Siemens can avoid punishment, if only components were supplied, from which turbines were made at Russian enterprises. At the same time, the concern must prove its confidence that the products will be delivered to the Taman stations.

Meanwhile, at the end of June, Vedomosti reported that Siemens had intended turbines for Crimea from the very beginning , and the Kuban in the contract indicated the destination in order to deceive the German authorities.