Contents tagged with north Crimean canal
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Expert: Crimea on the verge of withering, Kremlin prepares ultimatum for Ukraine
Russia is experiencing major problems with the water supply to the annexed Crimea. Drought is affecting the agriculture and the industry of the peninsula and the steppe could turn into a lifeless wasteland. In order to resolve this problem, Vladimir Putin may take a radical step – giving Ukraine an ultimatum, writes political columnist Sergey Stelmakh in a blog post for Krym.Realii.
“The Kremlin cannot acknowledge its own failure. Moscow is preparing the information groundwork for a future …
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Ukraine shuts off water flow to Crimea with new dam
A new dam on the north Crimean canal has shut off water flow to the annexed Crimea. The stationary concrete dam was constructed on the border of mainland Ukraine with the annexed peninsula, the TSN news program reports. The water saved from the Kakhovka Reservoir is meant to irrigate the southern Kherson region.
If the canal is closed off several dozens of kilometers from the administrative border, where the last stationary dam is, the farms further south would be under threat of drought. For …