14 August 2014

Russia says talking to Ukraine about sending aid convoy to east Ukraine, Ukraine respond Russian aid will not be recognized without Red Cross documentation

Reuters: 14. August 2014


Trucks came close to the border, but then stop and drivers set up a camp..


The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine spoke on Thursday about a Russian humanitarian aid convoy heading toward eastern Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

It said the telephone conversation between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin were part of "continuing intense contacts" involving Russia, Ukraine and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
"They discussed the practical aspects of the swift realisation of an initiative to provide humanitarian assistance to the population of southeast Ukraine," the ministry said.


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Russian convoy stops in 20km from Russian Donetsk city, set up a camp 

The Ukrainian government is ready to provide organizational assistance to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in delivering the Russian humanitarian convoy to the points of destination, Social Policy Minister Liudmila Denisova said.

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