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The coup in Ukraine was the reason for the fact that Kiev is now forced to buy coal overseas, said the first Deputy head of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich. His words leads to “Parlamentskaya Gazeta” on Friday, June 30.
“This fact alone Ukrainian reality concentrates the results of the whole path, that was the country for three years after the coup,” said the Senator.
On June 29 us President Donald trump during a speech at the energy Ministry said that Kiev is interested in the purchase of “millions and millions of tons of coal right now,” and expressed willingness to sell fuel to Ukraine and other interested countries. Earlier, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Kyiv will purchase in Pennsylvania two million tons of coal.
Fuel supplies from the breakaway DPR and LPR to Ukraine were completely halted in March this year due to the blockade of roads and Railways, which staged Ukrainian nationalists. Later Kiev also imposed a total truck transport blockade of the South Donbass.
Since February, the country lives in a state of emergency caused by a deficiency of anthracite. Now the Ukrainian government is purchasing coal from third countries, particularly in South Africa.
The seizure of power in Ukraine happened in the Maidan (Euromaidan) — mass protests in Central Kiev and other cities in the winter of 2013-2014. During these events killed 106 people. Many high-ranking officials, including former President Yanukovych was forced to flee abroad.