Ukraine says would sign power contract if Crimea part of Ukraine

A single light illuminates a room during a blackout at a residential building in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready to sign a new contract to supply Crimea with electricity provided the region is recognised as part of Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko told reporters at a news conference on Thursday.

Power supplies to the disputed Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, have been disrupted after electricity pylons were blown up by unknown saboteurs in November.