Russia continues construction of Crimea power plant
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said that his country will continue the building of two power plants in Crimea.
Novak made the remarks on Monday after Germany's Siemens released a statement in which it said at least two of its gas turbines had been relocated "against its will" from Russia to Crimea, which is the target of a series of EU sanctions.
Crimea declared independence from Ukraine on March 17, 2014 and formally applied to become part of Russia following a referendum, in which 96.8 percent of participants voted in favor of the move.
Novak refrained from mentioning Siemens statement but said, "The project will be implemented in any case."
He added that Crimea was suffering from a shortage of power plants and the first stations would become active at the beginning of 2018.
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