Russia has blocked Ukraine-registered trucks from entering its territory, in a tit-for-tat response to expanding efforts by Ukraine activists to block Russian transit from crossing into or leaving Ukraine.
The Russian move, ordered Sunday by the Transit Ministry, follows a push in several Ukrainian regions last week to block Russian cargo transit at its borders.
Russian news outlets quote transit officials as saying more than 100 Russian trucks are currently blocked in different regions of Ukraine.
Officials say more than 500 other trucks headed for Russia from European Union countries are either unable to enter Ukraine from the west or to return home from deliveries in Russia since the Ukraine blockade began.
Both sides imposed a series of food product import and air traffic bans, as tensions rose and armed conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted two years ago after the Russian parliament annexed Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula...
[voanews.com]
14/2/16
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Ukraine bans Russian cargo trucks in tit-for-tat move: PM...
ReplyDeleteUkraine has temporarily banned Russian cargo trucks from crossing Ukrainian territory in response to a similar move from Russia, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said Monday.
"Ukraine has temporarily suspended ... transit permits for cargo vehicles with Russian registration until it receives an explanation and resolution to this dispute (with Russia)," he was quoted as saying in a government statement.
REUTERS