SANYA (China), April 15 - The crisis in Libya is a serious blow to the Ukrainian economy, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said.

The head of government recalled that “before the events in Libya, the price of a barrel of oil on the world markets was $80, while now it is $122. Accordingly, a liter of 95 octane gasoline in Ukraine cost UAH 8, and now it costs UAH 9.80," the government's press service quoted Azarov, who is on a working visit to the southern Chinese city of Sanya, as saying.