turbines

SBU prevents warship equipment smuggling attempt to Russia
A Russian national conspired with a local business entity managers to smuggle the produce of one of the state-run defense firms.16:55, 13 November 2020

Ukrainian espionage incident highlights ongoing Russian naval shortcomings – media
Russia is lacking important technology available in Ukraine's defense sector.19:20, 07 April 2020

Ukraine says no to Russian components for turbines at NPPs
Russian equipment will be replaced with modern technology produced by Ukraine's Turboatom.16:00, 18 February 2019

Reuters: Russia test-fires sanctions-busting Crimea turbine
In a statement, the Russian energy ministry said one of the two power-generating blocks at a new power station in the Crimean city of Simferopol had been put through a successful test run.12:16, 30 June 2018

Russian drive to replace Western technology hits snag as turbine prototype destroyed in tests - Reuters
March was the target date for completion of tests on the project.12:20, 18 April 2018

Siemens continues litigation to stop launch of turbines illegally delivered to occupied Crimea – Klimkin
Klimkin said that there had been repeated appeals to the German government and the EU, as well as to Siemens, over this situation.13:00, 06 April 2018

Moscow arbitration court turns down Siemens claim over Crimean turbines
<p>The Moscow Arbitration Court on Wednesday turned down a claim filed by a Russian subsidiary of Germany's Siemens Concern against two Rostec structures, LLC VO Technopromexport and OJSC Technopromexport, over Siemens turbines delivered to Russian-occupied Crimea, according to Russia's Prime business news agency.</p>23:38, 10 January 2018

Moscow court rejects Siemens claim on return of "Crimea turbines"
<p>The Moscow Arbitration Court has refused to satisfy Siemens's claim against Russia's Technopromexport (Rostec's subsidiary) on the supply of Siemens turbines to Crimea contrary to sanctions, while the counterclaim of Technopromexport against the German concern was rejected as well, according to the Russian news agency RBC.</p>14:40, 14 December 2017

Siemens to change work with Russian customers after Crimean turbine dispute
<p>Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser has told Germany's Spiegel in an interview that the German company plans to take "precautious" measures with regard to cooperation with Russian customers after the supply of Siemens turbines to a power plant in the occupied Crimea contrary to sanctions and without the consent of the manufacturer, according to the Russian news agency RBC.</p>10:55, 25 September 2017

Russian court rejects Siemens' plea to seize its turbines in Crimea – Reuters
<p>A Moscow court has rejected a request by Siemens to seize its gas turbines, which have turned up in Crimea contrary to EU sanctions, and to ban their installation ahead of preliminary hearings next month, the court's ruling showed on Sunday, according to Reuters.</p>17:35, 20 August 2017

Reuters: Siemens sees EUR 100-200 mln revenue loss in Russia over Crimea turbines affair
<p>CEO of Siemens Joe Kaeser says that his company sees from EUR 100 million to EUR 200 million in revenue loss in Russia, according to Reuters.</p>14:22, 03 August 2017

Row over Siemens turbines in Crimea: EU envoys to discuss Russia sanctions
<p>Ambassadors of the EU member states on July 26 will discuss the expansion of sanctions against Russia amid the scandal with the supply of Siemens turbines to the occupied Crimea, Brussels-based RFE/RL journalist Rikard Jozwiak wrote on Twitter.</p>11:20, 25 July 2017

Klimkin on supply of Siemens turbines to Crimea: "cons" will never become partners
<p>Siemens management believed the Kremlin's promises that German turbines would not be delivered to the occupied Crimea, and as a result the company suffered irreparable damage, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin wrote in his op-ed for the Ukrainian media outlet, Europeiska Pravda.</p>11:20, 24 July 2017

Siemens renews offer to buy back turbines from Russia, annul contract
<p>Siemens has announced it renewed its offer to buy back the equipment bought by Russia and sent to sanctions-bound Crimea, and to annul the original contract, according to its official statement regarding turbines to Crimea.</p>10:57, 21 July 2017

Reuters: Russia will struggle to turn on Siemens turbines in sanctions-bound Crimea
<p>Russia outfoxed European Union sanctions by delivering gas turbines made by Germany's Siemens to the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea. Now for the hard part, switching them on, according to Reuters.</p>11:58, 20 July 2017

Russia's FSB detains CEO of supplier of Siemens turbines to Crimea for "leaking state secrets"
<p>Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) officers have detained CEO of Power Machines engineering company Roman Filippov in St. Petersburg, according to Fontanka referring to its sources.</p>11:30, 14 July 2017

Russia appears to deliver more turbines to Crimea - Reuters witnesses
<p>Two more gas turbines appear to have been delivered to Russian-controlled Crimea, according to two Reuters reporters who saw the equipment at the port of Feodosia, potentially deepening a row over sanctions compliance in which Germany's Siemens has become embroiled.</p>09:25, 13 July 2017

Reuters: Siemens to press charges after turbines moved from Russia to Crimea
<p>Germany's Siemens said on Monday, July 10, at least two of its gas turbines had been moved "against its will" from Russia to Crimea, a region subject to sanctions barring EU firms providing it with energy technology, according to Reuters.</p>22:39, 10 July 2017

Firm part-owned by Siemens hired to help install turbines in Crimea - Reuters sources
<p>A firm part-owned by Germany's Siemens has been hired to help install electricity turbines in Crimea, a region subject to European Union sanctions barring EU firms from supplying it with energy technology, three sources close to the project told Reuters.</p>10:00, 10 July 2017