“The issue of supplying water to the Crimea is not a matter of trade with the occupier, not a matter of business. This is a matter of humanitarian responsibility to people who live in Crimea, ”he said.
Shmygal believes that the lack of water on the peninsula "will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe."
Earlier, the Crimean hydrometeorological center reported that reservoirs in the Crimea had accumulated about 100 million cubic meters by the beginning of spring. m of water. This is more than 84 million cubic meters. m less than last year.
Ukraine blocked the supply of fresh water to the Crimea, which came through the North Crimean Canal, in the spring of 2014.
Crimea became the Russian region after a referendum held in March 2014, in which the majority of the inhabitants of the peninsula voted to reunite with Russia.