Tass: Ukraine - Politics Harms Economy

Energy security matters instantly fade into the background in Kiev’s eyes whenever it comes to relations with Russia. Ukraine prefers to be guided by political considerations, and not economic ones, which merely has a backlash effect, analysts believe.

In the latest move along these lines Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers prohibited the Naftogaz company from importing Russian gas. Alongside this an unofficial ban on Russian coal supplies to Ukraine has come into force in retaliation for the energy blockade of the Crimean Peninsula.

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