That was Russia's humanitarian convoy started its movement, Putin said.
Russia’s delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine’s embattled southeastern regions fully complies with norms of the international humanitarian laws, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday.
“By appealing to the norms of the international laws, which we have always observed and will be observing, means shifting the blame,” Ryabkov said.
“We are acting in full compliance with the norms of the international humanitarian law,” the diplomat said in a statement.
“We are not going to put up anymore with the distressful situation of people living in protesting southeastern regions of Ukraine.”
http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/746311
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RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT ON THE START OF THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AID TO SOUTHEASTERN UKRAINE
Humanitarian convoy starts moving, Kiev no more 'excuses' to delay (Russia)
At Germany’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.
Mr Putin said that given the needless delay Kiev caused in delivering Russian humanitarian aid to the people living through a humanitarian disaster in southeast Ukraine, the decision to send the convoy of vehicles on its way was made. Further delay would have been unacceptable.
Mr Putin also expressed serious concern that continued escalation of the Kiev government’s military operations in Donetsk and Lugansk Regions would lead to more loss of life among civilians.
Mr Putin and Ms Merkel agreed to continue their contacts on the situation in Ukraine.
http://eng.kremlin.ru/news/22844
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EU Calls Aid Convoy Entry Into Ukraine 'Violation,' Urges Moscow to Reverse Decision...
ReplyDeleteBRUSSELS, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - The European Union on Friday condemned the “unauthorized” entry of a Russian humanitarian aid convoy into Ukraine without a Red Cross escort and called on Moscow to reverse its decision.
“We deplore Russia's decision to enter the humanitarian consignment into Ukrainian territory, without ICRC's escort or the consent of the Ukrainian authorities,” Sebastien Brabant, deputy spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, said in a statement....................http://en.ria.ru/world/20140822/192258299/EU-Calls-Aid-Convoy-Entry-Into-Ukraine-Violation-Urges-Moscow-to.html