Russian aid to Ukraine angers West

Moscow: A Russian convoy of 280 trucks carrying “humanitarian supplies” was headed to conflict-torn east Ukraine on Tuesday, despite warnings from the West that Moscow could be using the mission as a guise to sneak in troops.

 

Ukraine, in turn, set terms for allowing in Russian aid and fueled fears the mission could be used to aid rebels. Kiev said they would stop the Russian lorries at the border. Russia, however, insisted that the route of its large aid shipment for eastern Ukraine had been agreed with Kiev.