Russia has put the Zhuravka-Millerovo railway section between the Voronezh and Rostov regions, which was built around Ukraine, into operation.

"The Zhuravka-Millerovo section has opened up to traffic. Thus, we can say that the operation of this double-track electrified railway, which was built around neighboring Ukraine, has begun ... The intensification of traffic on the line will increase as corresponding plans are realized by the Ministry of Transport, the Russian Railways, and other …

German concern Siemens will insist on the return back to Russia of four turbines delivered to the annexed Crimea, reported Russian agency TASS, citing Siemens representative Philip Ench.

Ench said that a re-acquisition of the gas turbines delivered to the annexed Crimea could be a fairly simple solution to the conflict.

"Technically, this could look like an agreement on the price that one party is willing to pay to get the turbines back," he said. "From this point of view it's quite a simple …

The German government affirms that it has not changed its stance regarding Russia’s annexation of the Crimea, German State Spokesperson Ulrike Demmer announced, as reported by Bild.

According to her, the position voiced by the German liberals’ leader Christian Lindner regarding Crimea does not equate to the German government’s position.

According to Demmer, the position of the Federal Government of Germany on Crimea, as in the EU as a whole, has not changed, and is clear and coherent.

The …