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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev finds it necessary to find out whether problems related to water supplies to Crimea are caused by "petty politicking."

At a Wednesday meeting with the leadership of United Russia and
representatives of its regional chapters in the Crimean Federal District
the issue of water supplies was raised by head of the Crimean State
Council and secretary of the Crimean chapter of United Russia Vladimir
Konstantinov.

“There are problems with water for farming needs. Our brothers are
sometimes mean – occasionally close the tap, resort to blackmail. But I
think that here we will also reach some compromise,” Konstantinov said.

“So far our brothers have been saying the issue remains open in the
absence of an agreement. Let us see whether only legal problems are
truly in question or petty politicking stands behind it,” Medvedev said.