Section: US & Canada
Pentagon Strongly Condemns Russian Convoy’s Entrance Into Ukraine
The Pentagon condemned on Friday (August 22) the movement of a Russian convoy across Ukraine’s border, calling it “a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said the U.S. is very concerned by the movement and “any actions that Russian forces take...
U.S. Urges Russia To Withdraw Convoy From Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The United States is very concerned about the movement of a Russian convoy into Ukraine in violation of its territorial integrity and is calling on Moscow to withdraw its equipment and personnel immediately, the Pentagon said on Friday. “This is a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial...
Russia sends convoy into Ukraine; gov’t calls it a ‘direct invasion’
Frustrated by a week of delays, Russia sent over 130 aid trucks rolling into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without the approval of the government in Kyiv. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion” that aimed to provoke an international incident. …read more Source: CTV...
Merkel slams Russia over Ukraine convoy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Russia of risking a further escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine by sending an aid convoy into the region without Kiev’s permission. …read more Source: Miami...
Merkel calls Putin, accuses him of risking escalation in Ukraine over convoy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Russia of risking a further escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine by sending an aid convoy into the region without Kiev’s permission. …read more Source: FOX...
US, EU, NATO Condemn Russian Aid Convoy Move
LUHANSK, Ukraine—Frustrated by a week of delays, Russia sent over 130 aid trucks rolling into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without the approval of the government in Kiev. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion” that aimed to provoke an international incident. Russia said it had lost patience with Ukraine’s stalling tactics and...
NATO Calls Russian Convoy ‘Violation of Ukraine’s Sovereignty’
BRUSSELS— NATO’s secretary general has condemned Russia for sending a “so-called humanitarian convoy” into eastern Ukraine without the consent of the Ukrainian government. Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Russia’s unilateral decision to send more than 130 trucks filled with what it called humanitarian aid into rebel-held areas ” a blatant...
NATO: Russian-manned units shelling Ukrainian troops
NATO chief condemns Russia’s sending of unauthorized aid convoy into Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
BREMMER: Putin Just Called Ukraine’s Bluff
By pushing an “aid” convoy across the border without the consent of Ukrainian authorities, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Ukraine’s and the West’s bluff, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer said. NATO harshly condemned the aid convoy’s unauthorized entry into Ukraine, and it said for the first time that...
Tensions Rise as Russian Convoy Crosses Into Ukraine
Almost as soon as the trucks began moving, accusations and warnings from both sides over the true nature of what Moscow calls an aid convoy, but Ukraine believes is a trojan horse being used to disguise an invasion of its territory. Ukraine government spokesman Valentyn Nalivaychenko says he’s in no doubt about Russia;’s intentions....
