KIEV — Russia on Friday stopped coal deliveries to Ukraine, part of an escalating series of tit-for-tat measures sparked by a recent attack on electricity transmission lines that cut off power to Crimea, annexed by Moscow last year.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk conceded that the move had left Ukraine now facing energy blackouts of its own.
“According to the information I have it is clear: there are not enough coal reserves,” Yatsenyuk said, adding that emergency measures would need to be taken to see the country through the winter.
The step comes after a halt in Russian gas deliveries to Ukraine, a …read more
Source: European Voice
