Power blackouts in Crimea orchestrated by anti-Russian saboteurs are stirring discontent a year and a half after Moscow seized the peninsula from Ukraine, threatening to chip away at the pro-Kremlin euphoria many Crimeans felt after annexation.
The blackouts – the result of pro-Ukrainian activists blowing up the electricity lines which supply Crimea in southern Ukraine over the weekend – are causing misery for the population of some 2 million and testing loyalty levels to Moscow.
But dozens of interviews conducted by Reuters, while only providing a partial snapshot of public opinion, suggest the crisis is unlikely to provoke widespread protests or prompt …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
