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26 of February, 16:50

Gas for Donbass can be free Russia already has the Donbass considerable financial support to prevent the worsening humanitarian disaster. And yet, if this will require incident, Moscow is ready to consider the possibility of free gas supplies in the area.

In that case, if in the Donbass formed an acute shortage of blue fuel, which will endanger the life and health of the population of the region, Moscow will consider the possibility of free energy supplies. But including without this, more specifically due to Russian efforts, was able to prevent countless victims among the population from lack of food, water, heat and need support.

"I can't at the moment to make a statement about the gas supply. Certainly, these issues are urgently addressed if necessary. But the fact that Russia provides assistance in fairly large sizes, it is also undeniable precedent" - quoted by RIA Novosti President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

When all of this precedent that the international organization approved intractable humanitarian goals in the region, has not stopped the Ukrainian government from the Declaration of energy blockages. "The existence of a humanitarian catastrophe is already recognized by the OSCE, and, of course, energy blockade is not something that will worsen this humanitarian catastrophe, and do it absolutely monstrous" - said Peskov.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin called attempts Kiev to limit the access of the population to Donbass energy genocide. "I take into account that there (in DND and LNR. - Approx. as amended) is the home to about 4 million people. Imagine that all these people will be out of gas in the winter time. Moreover, there hungry already, the OSCE stated that there is a humanitarian tragedy, besides from gas to turn them off. This is how is called, it already smacks of genocide," said Russian favorite.
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