A Russian senator says Kiev’s authorities instead of
settling the problem, once again are trying to deny the evident by disclaiming
the very problem.
SIMFEROPOL, November 14. /TASS/. Ukrainian politicians should settle the problems of the country’s Genichesk town, which is freezing every winter, rather than denying the evident fact of gas supplied there from Russia’s Crimea, a legislator and former deputy prime minister in Crimea, Mikhail Sheremet, said on Monday.
"Politicians of the neighboring country also now should address needs of their own citizens," he wrote in a post on Facebook. "As yet, their activities are of little value for the people, who have to ask neighbors for assistance in elementary living conditions."
Kiev’s authorities "instead of settling the
problem, once again are trying to deny the evident by disclaiming the very
problem," the legislator wrote. "They announce Genichesk has gas and
does not have problems. Correct, it has gas, and this is the gas which arrived
from Crimea. And the people living in that area know this perfectly well.
They
know clearly who to thank for it."
The situation in Genichesk "has been on the edge of
a humanitarian disaster for more than first year now," he continued.
"The people living in that area, practically every winter risk remaining
without heating or light."
"Last year [2015], Crimea already helped out the
neighbors on their request," he said. "However, in the end, quite in
line with the regretful Ukrainian tradition, that supplied gas is still
unpaid."
"Russia will help this year again, as this country
realizes problems of people - our neighbors," the legislator said.
On Saturday, Crimea’s head said Ukraine’s authorities
are not going to settle the overdue payment of 18 million ($273,000) for the
gas supplied from Crimea to the Ukrainian town of Genishesk.
The official confirmed once again Crimea had begun the
supplies and as freezing temperatures come, the supplies will be bigger.
Crimea, he continued, may supply during the autumn-winter period maximum 0.5
million cubic meters of gas to Ukraine’s Genichesk to satisfy fully the town’s
demand.
Source: ITAR-TASS 14-11-2016
