The Danish company Grundfos appears to have both collaborated with Germany’s Siemens in producing water pumps for Russian-occupied Crimea and learned from the German company how to issue wide-eyed denials of any breach of EU sanctions. Since Siemens has already used the same method to enable Russia to get gas turbines for Crimea, the EU is proving frustratingly indifferent to methods of bypassing critically important sanctions.
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Halya Coynash: Grundfos, Siemens prop up Russia’s occupation of Crimea
A Russian soldier patrols in front of a placard reading "Fascism will not pass! All to the referendum!" near the Ukrainian Navy headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on March 19, 2014.
