According to him, “they intend to complete the construction of the dam in Ukraine,” there are “certain issues regarding the strengthening of structures that do not allow the Dnieper water to enter Crimea”.
“We discussed issues important for the functioning of the canal, in particular, the need to complete the dam on the 107th km of the canal, which, on the one hand, maximally excludes the ingress of water into the Crimea, and on the other hand, will significantly improve the measures for reclamation of the southern regions of the Kherson region,” said Korinevich at a meeting with Sergey Shevchenko, head of the North Crimean Canal Department.
As the official noted, the Ukrainian side will not restore the water supply to the peninsula until the moment of its "de-occupation".
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced Kiev's intention to interfere with the project with desalination of water in Crimea.
In April 2017, it was reported that Ukraine was erecting a dam on the North Crimean Canal to shut off the flow of water into Crimea.
Crimea became a Russian region after the 2014 referendum, in which most of the peninsula's residents were in favor of reunification with Russia.