Ukraine and
Russia have agreed to unblock truck traffic from February 16 to February 25,
2016, according to the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry's press service.
The agreement to renew the
recently blocked movement of #trucks both in Ukrainian and Russian territory was
reached at talks with the Russian Transport Ministry, the press service said.
"Ukraine's Infrastructure
Ministry has agreed on unhindered return home for Ukrainian trucks stranded in
Russia or Asian countries on the border with Russia after the suspension of #transit_traffic. Instead, Russian trucks that are waiting to return home from
EU countries will be allowed by the Ukrainian side to move via Ukraine's
territory," the press service said.
Thus, more than 600 Ukrainian
trucks that have got stuck in Russian territory or are moving from Asian
countries to Ukraine will be able to return home February 16 through February
25.
"Similarly, about 600
Russian vehicles will be able to get to Russia from the EU. The Ukrainian side
will provide escort for Russian convoys to the border with Russia or
Belarus," the press service said.
In this regard, the Ukrainian
Infrastructure Ministry has called on public activists not to impede the
movement of Russian trucks in the direction of the Russian border in the next
10 days.
"This is a guarantee that
our Ukrainian drivers will be able to freely get back to Ukraine," the
press service quoted Deputy Infrastructure Minister Oksana Reiter as saying.
The Infrastructure Ministry
reported that more than 350 Ukrainian trucks had been stranded in Russia due
to the transit blockade with more than 300 Ukrainian vehicles
staying in Asia, waiting for driving home via Russia's territory.
Movement of Russian trucks has
also been blocked: 60 Russian trucks were stopped by Ukrainian activists and
over 500 vehicles from Russia had been standing in lines on the western border
of Ukraine with the EU, awaiting for return to Russia via the territory of
Ukraine.
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