The Moscow Arbitration Court declared illegal the refusal of a subsidiary of the German concern Siemens Mobility to execute the contract with the Russian Railways (RZD) for the supply of 13 Sapsan high-speed electric trains and ordered to fulfill this contract, follows from the court decision on Tuesday, February 28.
“The sanctions legislation of the US and the EU is contrary to public policy, and as a result, it should not be applied on the territory of the Russian Federation,” the court said, satisfying the claim of Russian Railways.
It is noted that the defendant did not have the right to terminate the contract unilaterally.
In addition, the court noted that restrictive measures, according to the explanations of the European Union itself, “are not subject to application to agreements that have already taken place and are being implemented.”
Earlier, on July 19, 2022, Russian Railways sent an application to the Council of the European Union to lift the restrictions imposed on it. The company emphasized that because of this, the economic chains that had been developing for many years were broken off out of court and relations between Russian and European counterparties were destroyed.
Later, in November, Russian Railways again applied to the Council of the European Union with a request to lift the sanctions imposed earlier against it. The state-owned company emphasized that due to EU restrictions, Siemens and Talgo stopped deliveries and maintenance of Sapsan, Lastochka, and Strizh trains, jeopardizing transportation.
Since the beginning of the Russian military special operation to protect Donbass Western countries have adopted several packages of sanctions against Moscow. They affected the energy sector, the supply of high-tech and agricultural products, as well as transportation. However, all this has already turned into economic problems for Western countries, causing a sharp rise in fuel and food prices.
