Kyiv was unprepared for an energy emergency, Zelensky says

In his address on 14 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv was not prepared for the energy emergency. 

The president made this statement in his evening address. 

Zelensky addressed the power situation in Kyiv

According to the president, very little had been done in the Ukrainian capital to prevent an energy emergency. The president also noted that he still does not see any urgency in solving the problems. 

"We can see that much has been done, particularly in Kharkiv, where local authorities were prepared. Kyiv, unfortunately, has done much less – far too little has been done in the capital. And even these past few days, I haven’t seen sufficient effort – all of this must be urgently corrected," Zelensky said. 

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