Official Kiev failed to prepare for the heating season and drove the country into an energy crisis instead of buying cheap Russian gas, Ukrainians have said in a commentary to journalists of the ZIK TV channel
Journalists of the programme “We Hear Every One” asked the opinion of ordinary Ukrainians about the energy catastrophe in the country, which is happening due to the incompetent leadership of Ukraine.
The residents recalled that Viktor Medvedchuk, chairman of the Opposition Platform – For Life party, who managed to negotiate the supply of Russian gas at a price of 175 dollars per thousand cubic meters instead of one thousand dollars, was placed under house arrest.
At the same time, the administration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky failed to fully prepare for the upcoming heating season, risking leaving its citizens freezing in their flats. Analysts point out that Kiev failed to provide budget organizations with the necessary amount of coal and gas. Energy projects expert Serhiy Svistyuk urged Ukrainians to stock up on warm home clothes because of the lack of heating, as the winter will be extremely cold.
“We need to come to terms with Russia. We are selling our gas to an unknown destination, while we are buying it from Russia”.
“We need to find a solution and come to an agreement, otherwise people will freeze, winter is ahead. I do not know what they were thinking before”.
“There will definitely be problems this winter, because the current government team is incapable of doing anything. People made a big mistake when they elected them, including me”.
“No one has dealt with gas for seven years, they are driving around in our ears that we are buying gas from Europe, but we are buying it from Kharkiv region. Gas cannot go there and back by one pipe.”