Germany says Crimean turbine scandal souring relations with Russia: paper

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany has warned Russia that breaches of sanctions including the relocation to Crimea of four gas turbines delivered to Russia by Siemens are straining political relations between the two countries, Bild am Sonntag reported on Sunday.

Thenewspaper quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying the German governmenthad on several occasions brought to Moscow's attention looming breaches ofexisting sanctions and unlawful behaviors by Russian companies.