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Ukraine Temporarily Cuts Off Power To Crimea
While Ukraine continues to plead with the international community that the Russian annexation of Crimea is illegal and against all international norms and directives, and just after it voted to end its non-aligned status and work towards Nato membership, a move Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called "counterproductive" and said it would boost tensions, overnight Kiev had little problems with leaving "its" population in the Black Sea peninsula in the dark on Christmas eve.
According to Reuters, Ukraine "temporarily" cut off power supplies to Crimea on Wednesday after the Russian-controlled peninsula failed to curb consumption as required due to a power crisis, the Ukrainian energy ministry said.
"Today electricity supplies to Crimea were shut off ... just as would be done to any region of Ukraine," a ministry representative told Reuters by phone. "Supplies will be restored as soon as they implement the set consumption regime."
Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn subsequently told a government meeting supplies had resumed to Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March, but still depends on Ukraine for power supplies.
This is what Crimea looked like in the aftermath of the blackout:
Russia annexed Crimea Parliament without electricity these days.Blackout in peninsula with holidays around the corner pic.twitter.com/2bIYswUtH7
— Ryskeldi Satke (@RyskeldiSatke) December 24, 2014
Ukraine's move was clearly comparable to the "international community" cutting off North Korea's internet: a demonstration of just how easily it can be done.
The good news: following the media reports, moments ago Bloomberg reported that power has been partially restored.
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Another stick in the bear's eye.
merry christmas, serfs...
They need to consider building a power station on the Crimea River.
Does, does this means Ukraine agrees that Crimea is part of Russia now?
Not quite, this was a Christmas present from the Kiev nazi to their catholic/unionist compatriots in Crimea.
Orthodox celebrate Christmas on the 7th of january.
Enough is enough.
It is time for Russia to cut off diplomatic relations with Ukraine and close its embassy in Kiev and consulates in Odessa, etc..
Really sucks when you have to rely on strangers who live thousands of miles away for life's little luxuries / necessities.
The Crimea River?
There isn't a "River" much bigger then a "Creek" on all of Crimea.
Maybe I missed the /sarc tag.
Sorry.
Russian orrthodox Christmas isn't until Jan.
I smell Nulands ignorance in this.
Its a state policy of almost every government in the world to keep its people in the dark as much as possible. Some of the simpler, more medieval ones, take it a bit too literally.
Pretty Cold some folks.
Cold?? Who cares? Thank God there aren't decendants of African savages to burn the place down just because it is dark and they can.
Dipshit.
Yeah? Harken back to the great blackout in the NE and Katrina. I can understand looting food if you are hungry. I don't really understand looting big screens when there isn't any power.
But hey, no worries, I'm the dipshit here. /s
Great move jackasses. Now the people in Crimea will hate you even more.
Russia has cut off coal to Ukraine. We are without power ourselves. They wanted Crimea - they got it. It's their problem now.
The moment the annexation was confirmed, Russian engineers should have immediately begun to reconfigure the grid.
It wasn't an annexation.
They built a Nat gas pipeline and are working on the power plant now.
The rolling "Brown Out's" are all across Ukraine, Odessa gets one about twice a week. It was there turn. Live with it.
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Too bad the Kiev Yatzi Junta's "anti-terror operations" targeted coal mines in the Donbass with artillery. Those must have been some fearsome coal mines.
Good thing Russia still supplies electricity to the Ukraine. Might not be such a good idea to harass them.
Good story, except Crimea wanted out of Ukraine. Can you blame them?
But how would they score a new teevee? EBT cards don't provide that.
We ruined some turkeys.........merry christmas to all!
Why doesn't Putin just stop the flow of NG for a day? Call it a glitch, or blame it on hackers.
He can blame North Korea for it. Or wait... just hold off until the brilliant analysts of the MSM make that connection.
Ukraine is just BEGGING the bear to shut off their gas!
I always ignore my wife on the very rare occaissons she''s spoiling for a
fight.
Drives her insane.
That's just a pussy move.
Yep. It's all part of the growing provocation for Russia to enter and secure the east. The Kiev Junta isn't trying to limit energy flow, it's trying to poke the bear with a stick. In the end Russia will have no choice but to cut off the gas flow, which the west will propagandize as an act of war.
I like Paul Craig Roberts idea that Russia should refuse gas sales to NATO nations. Every "Tribe owned" politician in Europe would shit their drawers if faced with such a choice.
I can hear them now, rationalizing on how important Nato is while their respective populations face incredible privations. People won't blame Russia for their condition when that happens.
What a bunch of dicks.
The war to end all wars is fast approaching, the worlds nations are forming sides. Enjoy your Christmas folks!
in the dark, hmmmmm
While she slips into something a little more comfortable, she suggests: "Why don't you loosen your bullets?" Immediately, she turns out the lights to seduce him. Momentarily interrupted by Lamarr, she describes her progress: "It's like wet sauerkraut in my hands. By morning, he will be my slave." In the dark next to him, she asks Bart if black men are "gifted," and goes investigating his physical endowments in the dark:
WTF??? That sounds like Elmer Fudd porn. Just vomited in my mouth a little bit....
Classis Blazing Saddles
Supposively cut from the origional was the next line
"Lady, you're sucking my elbow."
true.
why all the down arrows ? it is a funny scene - ?
Off topic and inane
"Mongo but pawn in game of life."
Well, time to build gas power plant with cheap gas coming out directly from Russia, especially that Crimea is Russia now.
Crimea has been Russian for 500 years
Christmas Eve? Low class thuggery.
Who's the Grinch?
Why would Waltzman and the rest of the Maidan Yahuds give 2 shits about Christmas?
Fuck the goyim
Well.....there's this:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-29/russia-wishes-nato-happy-new-year-only-russia-can
Ded Moroz and Snegurochka
Crimea river.
Get it?
Happy Holidays.
So is Crimea part of Ukraine or Russia. If they want power then Russia should supply it being they control it, for now.
Ukraine supplies it but Russia pays for it...just like Ukraine pays for Russian supplied gas...
Oh, wait.
It's not so simple for russians to revamp their electricity , water and other basic necessities in a jiffy . It takes time .
As one who is 100% rootin' for Putin, i agree. Russia should remove any asymmetrical contacts with Ukrainian deadenders in Crimea.
Dont allow any vulnerability to Jewish Nazis in Kiev
And just wait until the US starts chopping power or disrupting EBT transactions at a state near you!
The new Prime Minister of Canada says he will cut off all electricity to the USA if you don't give us 1 trillion dollars. He keeps saying "relax".
Nah...100 billion will suffice... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTmXHvGZiSY
"Relax, guy. Take a load off."
The FBI has proof that North Korean hackers cut off the power!
Putin Claus is going to show us who has been naughty and nice!
We blacked-out some folks.
Putin oughta cut off the power to israel, for say forever.
There are not any Ukrainians living in the Crimea anymore...the Russian have taken over all of the property and businesses......it was a story a month or so back...the Russians are very tough when it comes to taking over a country....they take it over,,,what was your house..is now theirs....got it...
As a Canadian, I'm already embarassed by my government.
Which makes me wonder why Ukrainians want to be considered Ukrainian at all anymore. Their bungling leadership is going to make the world rethink traditional "Pollack" jokes and substitute in "Ukrainian."
There cannot be that much stupidity in one place unless it's getting outside funding. Otherwise, it means our species is doomed.
The worker ants will leave once the queen is gone.
western ukraine is pollacks....it is largely former Polish Lands
so now is explaine to you.
"Ukraine A History" Orest Subtelny is best book of subject for English readers.
Good point. W Ukraine is former Poland. The real Ukraine is where Novorossia is located and central Ukraine. In essence Polish descendents have taken over Ukraine and are killing real Ukrainians under the guise that they are Ukrainians and lying saying Ukrainians are Russians. Luckily for Nuland this is too much for Americans to ever realize or comprehend.
BS
Crimea succeeded from Ukraine was calm vote
90% there Russian heritage, but were Ukrainian citizens, Ukraine nationals
hard to put handle on what is Ukrainian, as Ukraine has never been a sovereign nation.
Any matter, they voted and escaped Kiev depradations...Now are Russia citizens.
Same people. Now free.
Not suffering as are those under Kiev rule.
Crimea is still celebrating.
Happy Hannukah ....
Vlad probably got on the horn and told them to get the power back on or Kiev was going to get some Christmas fireworks.
It's good to be the King.
Ukraine is a psyop on your mind
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HIghly unlikely that Crimea failed to curb electricity usage at this point in time as everything is closed near the holidays, and businesses are the main consumers of electricity.
Shortest days of the year = minimal natural light.
anyone with a clue knows that Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7.
We are talking about Foggy Bottom here.The rats living there are cleverer than the people.
America celebrates it now, so everyone must because we are exceptional, don't you know.
The stable was in Boise, and the three wise men men brought a baseball glove,chewing gum,
and pot.
When empires believe their own BS, duck.
Never spoil a good story with facts.
There is a chronic lack of electricity generation in Ukraine, due to several factors:
Lack of coal. Almost all coal mines are in the Donbass region, many of them are shut.
Scheduled shutdown of nuclear reactors for maintenance reasons.
There have been scheduled blackouts all over Ukraine for the past several days.
Crimea gets most of its electricity from Ukraine.
..........Nuclear Roulette
I really thought russia would have had the power disconnected and re arranged from russian sources by now, and anything else that comes from the ukies.
Are there #Nuclear Power Plants in the,
Crimeanot!
WTF?
The "Crimean Independence" Oblast Planners should have planned to be completely Independent from UKR once they voted to leave. Send a couple of Nuclear Powered Ships in Port; and plug them the Frack into the Grid until Mobile Generators/Power Lines from RUS_Mainland are installed.
Simple, really...