A Russian convoy of about 280 trucks with humanitarian supplies heading toward Ukraine is currently at a Russian military base 200 miles east of the border, and the risk of provoking a conflict remain shrouded in confusion. “Throughout Wednesday, tensions rose in the absence of a clear statement from Russia about where the trucks were headed,” Neil MacFarquhar of The New York Times reports. “Rumors began to fly that they would bypass the original point of entry, the Shebekino crossing, near Kharkiv and firmly in Kiev’s grasp, and head farther south to an area closer to Luhansk, where Russia and …read more
Source: Business Insider
