The entry of a Russian convoy into the territory of Ukraine is a provocation and a gross violation of international law, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Friday.
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On the night between 11 and 12 August, a convoy of 280 Kamaz trucks set out from Moscow to East Ukraine, loaded, according to the Moscow Oblast authorities, with humanitarian aid for civilian residents in the war zone. Even though the Russians immediately marked the convoy with the International Red...
A convoy of trucks carrying Russian aid sets off towards the border with Ukraine.
A convoy of trucks carrying Russian aid sets off towards the border with Ukraine. But while the white line snaking its way along the highway can't be missed, its final destination is still unclear.
Eastern Ukraine is in need of humanitarian aid but the international community cannot trust Russia which has announced recently it is sending 280 trucks of aid to eastern Ukraine, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said on Tuesday.
On Monday, President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the organizers and members of the 4th UNICEF mission from Lithuania.