Moscow - No members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) escorted a Russian humanitarian convoy that arrived in Ukraine's Luhansk on Saturday, Sep. 13, as they had not received Moscow's and Kyiv's common decision on the matter, Victoria Zotikova, a spokesperson for the ICRC's regional delegation for Russia, Belarus, and Moldova, told Interfax.
“We are not taking part in this,” Zotikova said.
Asked why the ICRC had not joined the convoy’s escort team, Zotikova said, “We were prepared to do so but had not received a coordinated decision regarding this convoy from the two parties.”
At the same time, she reaffirmed that the ICRC was ready to join the distribution of this humanitarian aid in the future, when it receives a coordinated decision on the matter from Moscow and Kyiv.
“We are willing to be engaged at different stages, provided that both parties give their consent to this, because we are interested in seeing as many people receive the necessary aid as possible,” Zotikova said.
