Section: France
Russian aid convoy halts before crossing Ukrainian border
Hundreds of Russian aid trucks bound for rebel-held east Ukraine halted in the southern Russian city of Voronezh on Wednesday after Kiev said they would not be allowed to cross the border before being vetted by the Red Cross. …read more Source: France...
Alleged Russian aid convoy closes in on Ukrainian border
A snaking Russian convoy that the Kremlin says is carrying humanitarian aid is closing in on the country’s border with Ukraine. The 280 vehicle… …read more Source:...
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees stream into Russia
Russia is continuing to take in refugees who are fleeing fighting in Ukraine’s volatile eastern region. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)… …read more Source:...
[Live Updates] Newsday: Wednesday, August 13; UK to send Tornado fighters to Iraq; EU: Red Cross must vet Russian aid convoy for Ukraine; Lauren Bacall dies
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EU: Russian aid convoy for Ukraine must be vetted by Red Cross
The EU has called for a Russian relief convoy heading for a rebel-held zone in eastern Ukraine to be vetted by the Red Cross. Up to 287 vehicles… …read more Source:...
Kyiv’s troops surround separatist stronghold Donetsk, civilian casualties high
Ukraine’s government says its armed forces have surrounded Donetsk, the stronghold of pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country – but for… …read more Source:...
Ukraine to refuse entry to Russian aid convoy
Ukraine is refusing to let a convoy of Russian trucks carrying humanitarian aid into eastern Ukraine. 280 trucks have set off from Moscow,… …read more Source:...
Ukraine prepares new round of sanctions against Moscow
Troops from Kyiv were reported to be launching a simultaneous offensive in several locations against rebels in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. Russian… …read more Source:...
More tension as Russia sends humanitarian aid trucks to Ukraine
A Russian convoy of nearly three hundred trucks carrying what the Kremlin says is humanitarian aid has set off from Moscow headed for the embattled… …read more Source:...
Russia sends aid convoy to Ukraine amid invasion fears
A Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine departed from Moscow on Tuesday despite Western warnings against using help as a pretext for an invasion. …read more Source: France...