[…] initiatives have previously faced sustained opposition from Ukraine and the West, who had feared they could act as a pretext for sending Russian troops into rebel-held territory.
“Humanitarian aid will only be distributed among the civilian population of the Luhansk province, which has long been suffering from the actions of illegal armed gangs,” the ministry said.
Earlier, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call “against any unilateral military actions in Ukraine, under any pretext, including humanitarian.”
The Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebiynis as saying the humanitarian convoy …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
