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Ukraine plans hinder the cooperation of a large international company with Russia on water desalination works in temporarily occupied Crimea.
This statement was made on December 24 on the air of Ukraine 24 by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. He noted that plans to involve an international company in supplying fresh water to the peninsula were previously denounced by the “authority” for the illegal occupation of Crimea.
“We started working immediately and We will definitely find this company and we will prevent her from becoming aware of this project, “Kuleba said.
He called it “a day job that doesn’t make the front page of newspapers.”
The minister also commented statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that there are water reserves in Crimea. The head of the aggressor country, as Kuleba pointed out, “very often says things, that do not intersect with reality“.
“I am not aware of any unhealthy water supplies in Crimea that they may develop,” he added.
The Foreign Minister noted that the main reason for the shortage of fresh water in Crimea is militarization the occupier of the peninsula of Ukraine.
“In fact, there is enough water for the civilian population in Crimea. The water problem arises due to a sharp increase in consumption by military bases and industry. Therefore, everything is very simple: demilitarize Crimea, stop converting it on a nuclear ship, and that’s it, “Kuleba said.
As OBOZREVATEL reported:
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Deputy Prime Minister for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Aleksey Reznikov said Ukraine would send water tanks to occupied Crimea if international organizations acknowledge a humanitarian disaster.
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Some Ukrainians criticized this idea.
