On a street in Simferopol. Early on Sunday November 22, two electricity transmission lines from Ukraine were cut, causing a blackout on the entire peninsula. © Artem Kreminsky / Sputnik
Reuters: Russia prepares reprisals against Ukraine over Crimea blackout
Russia said on Tuesday it would cut off gas supplies to Ukraine and threatened to halt coal deliveries, ratcheting up a dispute over a power blackout in Crimea at a time when a ceasefire between Kiev and separatist rebels is fraying.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak accused the Ukrainian authorities of deliberately refusing to help rebuild power lines to Russia-annexed Crimea, which were blown up by unknown saboteurs over the weekend.
The peninsula of 2 million people is relying on emergency generators to meet its basic power needs, with pro-Ukrainian activists, including nationalist battalions and ethnic Tatars, preventing repairs.
WNU Editor: Realizing that this is probably a lose-lose situation for Ukraine, Kiev has ordered repairs ..... Ukraine Starts Crimea Power Repairs as Russia Weighs Retaliation (Bloomberg). Unfortunately, the damage has already been done. For many in Crimea .... this is just one more nail in the coffin for those who still dream that they would be re-united with Ukraine one day.
More News On Crimea's Electricity Blackout
Ukraine Escalates Confrontation Over Crimea -- WSJ
Power outages plague Crimea as Russia threatens to cut Ukraine gas -- AFP
Russia in tit-for-tat response to Crimea blackout -- DW
Kiev not rebuilding power supply to Crimea for ‘political reasons’ – Novak -- RT
Ukraine bans cargo shipments to Crimea amid power blackout -- UPI
Russia Delivers 300 Generators As Crimea Blackout Continues -- Newsweek
First stage of power bridge to Crimea to be commissioned on December 20 — Energy Minister -- TASS
First Stage of Energy Bridge to Crimea to be Completed by December 20 -- Sputnik
News Analysis: Crimean Tatars Push Kyiv's Hand On Recovering Crimea -- RFE
Explainer: Why Ukraine Supplies Electricity To Crimea, And Why It Stopped -- RFE
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