Ukraine says its border guards and customs officials have begun inspecting a convoy of Russian trucks that Moscow says is carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine had refused to allow the nearly 300 trucks to enter the country for fear that Russia might use the convoy as a pretext for a full-scale invasion.
Authorities in Kyiv had said convoy goods would only be permitted entry into Ukraine after they are first inspected by the Red Cross.
International relief officials say much of eastern Ukraine, including the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, lack medical supplies, water and electricity, as Ukrainian government …read more
Source: Voice of America
