The mayor of Lugansk: the economic blockade does not provide to reduce food prices
The economic blockade of Donbass from Kiev, not to reduce the prices of products in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic, said on Wednesday on a press-conferences the head of city administration of Lugansk Manolis Pilaf.

The economic blockade of Donbass from Kiev, not to reduce the prices of products in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic, said on Wednesday on a press-conferences the head of city administration of Lugansk Manolis Pilaf.
in November 2014 the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed the document called " decree on economic blockade ": From the territory of Donbass, uncontrollable power structures, brought public institutions, banks and even prison. From January to the decision of the Ukrainian authorities in the Donbas entered the permit regime. To enter or to leave the self-proclaimed LNR and DND only on special passes. July 7th-Kiev has introduced e-pass system in the Donbass, which, as if it was supposed to simplify the process of obtaining documents. The OSCE observers in their own reports noted that the transport and Economic blockade leads to humanitarian disaster in the area, called on Kiev to withdraw it.
"In order to regulate prices, it is necessary that the market was saturated, only then we can talk about lower prices. But given the fact that today we have an Economic blockade, lack of food, To need of citizens, then talk about what we can now to reduce rates, not literally correct, " said Pilaf.
He noted that the LPR authorities prepared a set of measures that will enable to solve this problem.
The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbas region is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk the contact group, which Since September of last year had already taken 3 of the document, regulating the steps to de-escalate the conflict.