David Turk, deputy director of the US Department of Energy, said Western countries should double their efforts to support Ukraine during the winter months. This was reported by RIA News.
According to him, last winter was difficult for Ukraine.
“We all need to double our attention and focus this winter. “We’re certainly trying to do the best we can on the DOE side,” he said.
The minister added that Kiev is currently facing difficult weather conditions and Moscow can take advantage of this. As an example, Turk reminded of attacks on energy infrastructure.
Before that Ukrainian national energy company Ukrenergo reportedWhile there is an electricity shortage in Ukraine and users are called to be economical, urgent aid is coming from operators in Romania and Poland.
The reason given is weather conditions resulting from thousands of consumers connecting to the grid for heating at the same time.
Previously Ukrainian officials statedThey said they were waiting for money from the United States to restore energy.