One result of the ongoing unrest is that Crimea’s electricity infrastructure has been sabotaged and the region suffers regular power cuts.
Russia can’t yet provide enough power and Poroshenko is attaching conditions to Ukraine stepping in:
“We’ll immediately sign a new agreement and provide power to Crimea, but the contract must say that electricity will be supplied to Crimea as part of Ukraine.”
As far as the wider conflict over Ukraine is concerned Poroshenko made it clear he expects Russia to honour the commitments it’s made.
Ukraine is demanding a clear timeline for Russia to fulfill its part of the Minsk agreements.
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