On Friday, Moscow accused Ukraine of attempting to disrupt the humanitarian aid convoy now that the preparations for its delivery have reached their final stages and all key issues have been agreed upon.
“We draw attention to the sharp intensification of military actions by Ukrainian forces with the obvious goal to block the route, agreed upon with Kiev, of the humanitarian convoy from the Russia-Ukraine border to Lugansk,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
In Moscow’s view, all this gives the impression that there are people both in Ukraine and abroad who are willing to disrupt the humanitarian mission, even “at the cost of new casualties and destruction.”
“Those nurturing such criminal plans are taking huge responsibility for their consequences,” the ministry said...................http://rt.com/news/180664-ukraine-russian-humanitarian-convoy/
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Ukraine 'hits Russia armoured column' amid aid impasse...
ReplyDeleteUkraine says it has partially destroyed an armoured column crossing from Russia, as a controversial Russian aid convoy still waits at the border.
Nato said the column was a Russian military "incursion", prompting the UK to summon Russia's envoy to explain.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian border guards have arrived to inspect the aid convoy. aimed at helping eastern Ukraine cities now held by pro-Russian rebels.
Russia says Ukraine has increased its military actions to hamper the convoy.
The incursion by Russian military vehicles into Ukraine was witnessed on Thursday by two UK newspaper reporters.
The BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow says the crossing was a reminder of the extent to which the Kremlin has been backing the rebellion in eastern Ukraine......................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28810622