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The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU Member countries agreed on sanctions against Russia due to deliveries to the annexed Crimea of Siemens turbines. This was announced by Radio journalist Liberty Ricard Yozvyak.
According to the journalist, the EU ambassadors agreed to introduce restrictive measures against four Russians and three companies. Who specifically became a candidate for inclusion in the sanctions list, Yozvyak did not specify.
Now the new sanctions should be approved by the Council of the European Union.
On Wednesday, Kommersant said that the sanctions may fall under the Rostec State Corporation OJSC and LLC “Technopromesport”, as well as their leaders. In addition, according to the publication, an official from the Ministry of Energy should be included in the list, presumably the Deputy Minister Andrei Cherezov.
On July 6, it became known that two of the four turbines for the production of Siemens - Technologies for Gas Turbine - a joint venture of Siemens and the St. Petersburg company Power Machines - which, according to the contract, were to be installed at the power plant under construction in Taman, arrived in Sevastopol . Siemens assured that "they would take operational measures to prevent illegal use of equipment." In particular, the concern promised not to participate in the installation of turbines and not to provide their warranty service.
On July 10, Siemens stated that they did not give consent to the supply of turbines for an annexed peninsula, and the company "Technopromesport", which has concluded a contract, has repeatedly confirmed in writing in writing that the equipment would not get to Crimea. The concern said that he would hold the counterparty accountable.
The next day, Siemens filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration Court of the Technopromesport and Siemensu - Gas Turbine Technologies.
Then the German ambassador to Russia Rydigiger von Frich said that the circumstances of the supply that violate the EU sanctions should not be investigated by German, but the Russian authorities. “If what happened is true, then Siemens was seriously deceived, and this was a violation of the contract, a serious undermining of confidence and a very strong blow to investment in Russia,” the diplomat noted.
On July 13, Reuters reported that on a ship moored in the port of Feodosia, four cylindrical objects covered with tarpaulin were discovered. In shape and size, these objects several meters long correspond to Siemens turbines , the photos of which are published in the public domain, and generators to them - generators are supplied with turbines.
On July 21, Siemens confirmed that all four turbines were delivered to the annexed Crimea, according to the contract intended for the Taman power plant. In this regard, the concern announced that Interewomatics was leaving the capital of the joint venture . The share of Siemens in this enterprise is 45.72 percent. It was "Interewomatics", said in the concern, reconstructed turbines in order to hide their origin, to circumvent the ban on the supply of equipment to the Crimea.
In addition, Siemens announced the cessation of the supply of generating equipment to Russian firms controlled by the state. At the same time, the German company emphasized that we are not talking about leaving the Russian market.
On Sunday, the German newspaper Bild Am Sonntag wrote that the German government threatened Moscow with a deterioration in relations in the case of installing Siemens turbines in Crimea.
On Monday, Germany suggestedadding several Russian companies and citizens involved in the supply of Siemens turbines to the Crimea of the European Union .