OREANDA-NEWS The upcoming winter may be crucial for Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Johann Vadefuhl said. He is quoted by Handelsblatt.

"This winter is crucial," he said.

Former Minister of Energy of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan stated that the upcoming winter for the citizens of the country will be much more difficult than the previous one, and urged them to leave to live in cottages where it is possible to heat with firewood. In turn, Oleg Popenko, the head of the Ukrainian Union of Utility Consumers, clarified on September 26 that the 13.2 billion cubic meters of gas planned to be pumped this year last winter was enough only until February, then they bought it 2-2.5 times more expensive.