This week Crimea’s water supplies are actively discussed in Ukraine. After Russia occupied Crimea in 2014, water supply to the peninsula through the North Crimean Canal became not just an economic but also a political issue. On Feb. 11, the head of the faction “Servant of the People” (“Sluha Narodu”) Davyd Arakhamia made a controversial statement supposing that Ukraine might restore channeling water supplies to Crimea. His statement stirred the public discourse causing a strong reaction, the MP later apologized. What the actual state of play of the water supply to Crimea is and which are the possible future scenarios, read on in UCMC’s material.
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Ukraine Crisis Media Center: Water supply becoming a tool for political pressure in Crimea
A picture taken in the Crimea's Kirovsky region on April 27, 2014, shows a man walking on a bridge across the dry Northern Crimean Canal, which supplies the peninsula's water.
