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RT News reported that Russia has halted supplies of coal to Ukraine in response to Ukraine’s failure to repair power lines to the Crimean peninsula. According to Russian news outlet Kommersant, Russian customs is letting coal transit through Ukraine, but is not letting coking or thermal coal into the country.
RT News reported that Russia has halted supplies of coal to Ukraine in response to Ukraine’s failure to repair power lines to the Crimean peninsula. According to Russian news outlet Kommersant, Russian customs is letting coal transit through Ukraine, but is not letting coking or thermal coal into the country.
As quoted in the publication:
On Tuesday, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak accused Ukraine of not repairing sabotaged power lines supplying energy to the Crimean peninsula for ‘political reasons’. He warned that in response, Moscow could cut off coal supplies to Ukrainian power stations, which could partly disrupt their output.