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Moscow Court Refuses To Freeze Siemens Turbines In Crimea, Pending Suit
The Arbitration Court of Moscow has declined to place a freeze on gas turbines manufactured by the German firm Siemens that were transferred to the illegally annexed region of Crimea earlier this year.
The court on August 20 also agreed to begin hearing Siemens' suit on September 18.
Siemens claims the turbines were illegally transferred to Crimea in violation of European Union sanctions imposed against Russia following its illegal annexation of the Ukrainian region in 2014.
Siemens filed the suit on July 11, accusing the firm's Russian partners of shipping four gas turbines for generating electricity to Crimea after claiming they were to be installed at a plant in Taman.
The turbines were manufactured in Russia by a joint project of Siemens and the Russian firm Silovye Mashiny.
After it was revealed that the turbines had been shipped to Crimea, the EU introduced a new packet of sanctions targeting three Russian companies that worked with Siemens and three individuals, including Russian Deputy Energy Minister Andrei Cherezov.
With reporting by Dozhd TV
Ukraine Accuses Separatists Of Incendiary Attack
Officials in Ukraine have accused Russia-backed separatists of firing on the settlement of Zaitseve, in a government-controlled part of the Donbas region.
Ukrainian military officials said on August 20 that the settlement came under fire late on August 19. Incendiary weapons caused fires that destroyed several homes and other property.
No injuries were reported.
Ukrainian forces did not return fire because of a cease-fire that is in place, officials said.
According to the United Nations, nearly 10,000 people, including 2,700 civilians, have been killed in the conflict since early 2014.
Nearly 24,000 people have been injured and more than 1 million people have been displaced.
With reporting by Current Time television