Ukraine’s government has failed to properly adapt to the reality of Russia’s energy blockade. Just like at this time last year, Ukraine’s power plants are currently short of coal, ahead of the heating season, which begins in October, and no natural gas is being imported from Russia. Ukraine’s coal industry has been ruined by the war with Russia-backed militants, which continues in the main coal-mining region of Donbas, while the government is short of funds to import enough coal from abroad to compensate for the losses. The situation is similar as far as gas is concerned—Crimea’s annexation by Russia, combined …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation
