U.S., EU Join Ukraine in Condemning Russian Convoy

The U.S. and the European Union joined the government in Kiev in condemning Russia’s decision to send a truck convoy carrying what it says is humanitarian aid into Ukraine’s battle-torn easternmost regions.

The column of about 280 trucks that reached the city of Luhansk yesterday is a “flagrant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty” and Russia risks added sanctions if it isn’t removed from the country, White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said yesterday. The Ukrainian government called the move an “invasion.” The trucks are returning to Russia, the Rossiya 24 television station said today.