Can Ukraine this winter supply its gas needs with supplies from Europe, if Russia will block gas supply, wrote the head of Naftogaz Andrey Kobelev on his page on Facebook on the first day of the week in the evening in response to questions from users.

due to the fact that the Crimea was left without supply of electric energy from Ukraine, in the Ukrainian society now there was a question about the possibility of retaliatory measures from Russia, which may be, for example, the overlap of gas supplies to Ukraine.

"Today, much to my surprise, received many questions from different people on" what would happen if they block the gas from Russia?". Answer: we can provide needs of Ukraine in Gaza this winter from European destinations. And the next one. Any other. Diversification And gas market really works, " wrote Sobolev.

last Friday in the Kherson region have been undermined by power transmission towers supplying electricity to the Crimea. Currently electricity supply to the Peninsula from Ukraine is completely finished. Supporters of the blockade of Crimea in Ukraine do not allow repairmen to damaged power lines supports. The Crimea, at the written request of the authorities, in the conditions of warm weather experiencing power shortage of about 450 MW, of about 350 MW is generated on the Peninsula. Entered emergency shutdown customers.

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