>>Russias decision to send more than 100 aid lorries into war-torn eastern Ukraine without permission has been widely condemned in the West. The European Union and the US called for them to be withdrawn, calling it a violation of Ukraines sovereignty. Nato said it would deepen the crisis. But Russia said further delays were unacceptable - and also denied that its troops and artillery were in Ukraine. The first trucks have now reached the besieged rebel-held city of Luhansk. The UN is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the convoys entry, which Ukraine has described as an invasion. Meanwhile, Lithuania - a fierce critic of Russias actions in Ukraine - has said its honorary consul in Luhansk has been murdered by terrorists, a term routinely used by Ukraine for pro-Russian separatists.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:35:21 +0000