Russia steps in after Ukraine cuts off power to Luhansk

Russia has pledged to supply electricity to separatist-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine after the Kiev-based Ukrainian government cut off power due to unpaid bills.


Boris Gryzlov, the Russian envoy mediating talks between Russia-backed separatists and the Ukrainian government, said on Tuesday that the Russian government has decided to help provide Luhansk region with electricity.

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, defended the decision as a humanitarian mission, but would not disclose how the power supply would be organised in the Ukrainian region that borders Russia.

He also said that the move was "another step by Ukraine on the road to rejecting territory" which has been under rebel control since 2014.
 [aljazeera.com]
25/4/17
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