Russian Railways chief says coal trains to go to Ukraine now
MOSCOW Nov 26 (Reuters) – The head of state-controlled
Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, said on Wednesday that 12
trains loaded with coal are scheduled to go to Ukraine “right
away” after Kyiv said Russia had suspended its coal exports to
the country.
Ukraine’s energy minister said on Monday Russia had
suspended coal supplies to Ukraine, a blow to domestic energy
suppliers struggling with a severe lack of raw fuel for power
plants due to a separatist conflict in the industrial east.
The Russian government and customs officials have made no
comment on the claims so far.
(Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin;
editing by Gabriela Baczynska)
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