On Wednesday, April 14, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said that Ukraine is deliberately worsening living conditions in the occupied Crimea, including “through the implementation of food, energy and water blockades.” Interfax reports.
"Ukraine and its Western patrons are imposing various sanctions, attempts are being made to destroy economic ties, deliberately worsening living conditions on the peninsula, including through the implementation of food, energy and water blockades,"- he said.
In addition, Patrushev asserts that "Ukrainian special services and extremist organizations are constantly arranging provocations on the state border, attempts are being made to carry out sabotage and terrorist actions on the territory of Crimea, primarily at infrastructure and life support facilities."