Russia is doing everything to make Ukraine feel the economic crisis to an even greater extent. This is actually an energy war between the two countries
This was stated by Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Maksym Nemchynov in the programme Right to Power on the 1+1 TV channel.
“Today we are actually in a state of energy war with Russia, which blocks imports from Kazakhstan, not letting railway cars with coal to Ukraine, which constantly reduces the ordered capacity for gas transit. In other words, they do everything to make us feel this crisis even more”, – the expert said.
Earlier, a representative of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Gerus, said that Russia is blocking coal supplies from Kazakhstan to Ukraine. He explained that Moscow had imposed a ban on the transportation of fuel via Russian railways. The Republic of Kazakhstan did not confirm this information.
Recall that the Russian Ministry of Economic Development has attributed the cessation of deliveries of coal to Ukraine to growing domestic demand in the autumn and winter seasons.