Crimea Was Prepared For The Food Blockade By The Kiev Right Sector Nazi Party

No considerable worsening of the food situation in Crimea is expected in connection with blocking of the truck deliveries from the Ukrainian territory to the peninsula, as the authorities had prepared for this in advance, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak told reporters on Monday.

The Russian deputy premier said that “no fuss, price hikes are expected in this connection at present.” “No, nothing of the kind is expected,” responding to a question if the situation might deteriorate in the future. “This work was organised in advance,” he said.

On Sunday, September 20, a group of protesters under Ukrainian parliament member Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatars in Ukraine Refat Chubarov and the Right Sector group launched what they called food blockade of Crimea restricting the traffic of trucks carrying foods to Crimea through border checkpoints. As a result, more than 800 trucks have gathered at border checkpoints on the Ukrainian side waiting for passage.