Russia blocked the gas to Ukraine, and Kiev promised to de-energize the annexed Crimea

The Ukrainian authorities have threatened to cut off electricity supply to the territory of the Crimea peninsula, which in Kiev is considered illegally annexed by Russia.

According to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Energy, the Ukrainian enterprise Ukrenergo warned the Russian side that it would stop supplying electricity from midnight on July 1.

In Sevastopol, alert generators and all emergency services were alerted.

At the same time, the Krymenergo company told the Rossiya 24 TV channel that as of the early morning of July 1, the peninsula was supplied with electricity in the usual volume.

The contract for uninterrupted supply of electricity from Ukraine to the Crimea was signed in December last year. The document provided for a daily supply of 1500 megawatts of electricity and had to be renewed every month.

At the same time in June, Russia and Ukraine failed to agree on the price at which Kiev will buy Russian gas in the third quarter. The Ukrainian side insisted on maintaining the discount in 100 dollars or even increasing it, but Russia agreed to provide a discount of only $ 40 dollars.

The Gazprom message notes that supplies have been stopped since 10:00 Moscow time. According to the head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, the resumption of supplies is possible only after an advance payment is made by the Ukrainian side.