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Kiev accuses Moscow of 'invasion'
[ARABNEWS] Kiev accused Moscow of invading as Russia unilaterally drove a mammoth aid convoy across war-torn east Ukraine on Friday and warned against any attacks on the trucks.The European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... said it "deplored" Russia's decision to order in the convoy without consent and called on Moscow to withdraw the trucks. Scores of white lorries snaked across rebel-held territory after Moscow abruptly called time a week of haggling with Kiev, despite Red Thingy officials refusing to provide an escort because of security concerns. "This is a direct invasion," the head of Ukraine's security service, Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, was quoted by news agencies as saying. But he said Ukraine will not order air strikes on the trucks. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry however claimed that separatist fighters were shelling the convoy's possible route to the rebel bastion of Lugansk some 63 kilometers away and could be planning a "provocation." Ukraine and Russia both said the other side was responsible for the convoy's security, and Russia's Foreign Ministry warned "against any attempts to disrupt a totally humanitarian mission." Posted by: Fred 2014-08-23 |
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