The Ukrainian envoy says Russia, as an occupying state, bears full responsibility for Crimea.
Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on Donbas Leonid Kravchuk says Ukraine may consider the possibility of supplying water to Russia-occupied Crimea only in case of a humanitarian disaster.
"I have always emphasized that water should be given not just in case but in case of a humanitarian disaster in Crimea over water, which I wouldn't like to happen... Therefore, the issue of water may be separately considered in case of a humanitarian disaster, but not in case 'give us water because Russia wants this,'" he told the Dom TV channel.
The Ukrainian envoy says Russia, as an occupying state, bears full responsibility for Crimea, including in providing the population with water.
"I see it from the point of view of international law – a country that has occupied a territory is fully responsible for the lives of people in that territory; for the policy it pursues there, for the wellbeing of the people. This is the responsibility of the occupying authorities, not Ukraine," he added.