So-called Crimea affair: Public prosecutor's office brings charges against four employees. Did Siemens employees knowingly deliver gas turbines to Crimea despite the embargo? This question has been bothering investigators for years; they want to bring the accused to justice in Hamburg.
Crimea is part of Ukraine, but has been occupied by Russia since 2014. That's why it is subject to sanctions; exporting there also violates the foreign trade law. Siemens sees itself as a victim of its Russian customer Technopromexport (TPE) in the affair.