Friday, August 22, 2014

Vladimir Putin prefers an invading force rather than regional peace.

President Putin never accessed the many options the people of Eastern Ukraine have in regard to humanitarian aid. Putin didn't go to the United Nations, we all know this is propaganda driven and there is a reason why NGOs exist to bring aid to people in need. Putin is completely inappropriate and reflects Russian preference for isolation and aggression.

August 22, 2014
By Karoun Demirjian

After a nearly 10-day standoff, (click here) at least 145 trucks of a Russian humanitarian convoy crossed into Ukraine on Friday without the permission of Ukrainian authorities or the accompaniment of the International Committee of the Red Cross — a step that Ukraine’s top security official called an “invasion.”...

Europe, NATO, Black Sea countries and the United Nations have to consider what this aggression means and how it is going to react to it?

Ukraine has every right to intercept the trucks and dispose of the humanitarian aid as it wishes. That means arresting Russian convoy drivers. They are in Ukraine without proper documents, therefore, they are illegal immigrants and perhaps even recruits for more hostilities.