: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine Says It Will Block Russian Aid Convoy


Ukrainian officials said they will not allow Russian trucks to cross the border after Moscow said it was sending a convoy to deliver humanitarian aid to besieged residents in rebel-held eastern Ukraine.

Russia said Tuesday it was sending 280 truckloads of relief supplies to residents of eastern Ukraine, who are caught in the conflict between Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Russian separatists.

However, Ukrainian officials say the Russian trucks are not part of an agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross to deliver aid to the region.

Convoy not certified

In Kyiv, Ukrainian presidential adviser Valery Chaly said the aid convoy has not …read more

Source: Voice of America

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