Vice-Premier of the Crimean government Ruslan Balbec said that Ukraine has suspended the delivery of food to the Crimea, on the border began an open-ended Campaign on food blockade of the Peninsula.

the message about his intention to block the border with the Crimea at midday on 20 September to suspend deliveries of the products did before the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the leaders of the unregistered organization "the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars" Refat Chubarov and Mustafa Dzhemilev. Later on readiness to join the rally said the extremist movement " the Right sector ".

"The action by blockade of the Crimea forces Chubarova Islyamov and with the involvement of the "Right sector" began. At the Ukrainian border checkpoints stopped a few hundred trucks, " said the Balbec Fins news .

He suggested that Chubarov, Dzhemilev and the owner of the Crimean Tatar TV channel Lenur islyamov first started food blockade, believing that the Crimea will not be able to do without Ukrainian products." Their calculations are incorrect. Over the past year food market of the Crimea in practice is fully switched on supplies from the Russian mainland. For this reason, a food blockade Is a fight against windmills, " said the Balbec.

review Deputy Prime Minister, the blockade caused by the desire of the leaders of the Majlis to gain advantages in trade with the Crimea." It is a way to cash in on the obstacles of Ukraine. Oversight of the Crimean-Ukrainian border - and well be possible to improve their financial Affairs, in fact to impose a monopoly on the production and delivery of products and food items in the Crimea. To share, with whom, and to obtain an inexhaustible source of funds coming from trade with the Peninsula, " - said Deputy Prime Minister.

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