Hundreds of trucks in a Russian aid convoy waited Saturday near the Ukrainian border as complicated procedures dragged on for allowing them into eastern Ukraine to help civilians suffering amid fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatists.
Ukrainian officials are concerned that the mission, comprising around 200 trucks, could be a guise for Russia to send in equipment for the rebels, whom Kiev and Western countries claim are backed by Moscow.
“The challenge is we absolutely need security guarantees from all parties concerned before we can start moving,” Cuttat told reporters, adding that it was unclear how long this could take. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle