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 …

Russian Federation is intensifying development of the payment systems that would be independent from U.S. financial system as well as from using U.S. dollar as a base currency.

Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that an independent financial system “is becoming a vital need,” because otherwise Russia “will always be on the hook” of the United States of America.

Russia has developed its own payment card called Mir (‘Peace’ or ‘World’ in translation from Russian), which is supposed to …

Russia accused the US of training Moldovan special forces for a possible new conflict with unrecognized Transnistria, as stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Facebook.

“The design and construction of facilities to practice military operations in the context of urban warfare – the Americans are starting to train saboteurs and the Moldovan special forces for a possible new armed conflict with Transnistria” Rogozin said. Notably, Rogozin made reference to research from the …

In the territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea this week, the Baltic Fleet is holding the annual Baltron Squadron Exercise 17/2, Delfi news agency reports.

Lithuania, Latvia and Germany are participating in the exercises.

The Latvian Navy is using the supply vessel Varonis and the minesweeper ship Rusins, and the German Navy is using the minesweeper Pegnitz.

The Lithuanian Navy is represented by the Jotvingis staff ship, the Suduvis and Kursis …