Lithuania warns Russia aid mission could be pretext for invasion

  • 2014-08-14
  • From wire reports, VILNIUS
Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius has not ruled out the possibility that a military invasion of eastern Ukraine may be launched under the pretext of humanitarian aid.Russia is sending 260 trucks of humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine containing food, water and supplies. Ukrainian officials, however, have said the trucks would only be able to cross its borders under certain conditions, including crossing Ukrainian army held checkpoints. The trucks have since parked a few miles from the Ukrainian border."Having certain experience, we really cannot...
 
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