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New Delhi: The Russian plan for a humanitarian corridor to three Ukrainian cities fell through as Ukraine vetoed the idea, calling it an “unethical stunt”. The “corridors” were to be opened from Kyiv, Mariupol and the eastern cities of Kharkiv and Sumy.
to transport Ukrainians trapped under its bombardment — to Russia and ally Belarus. The “corridors” — set up at the personal request of French President Emmanuel Macron — were to be opened at 10 am Moscow time (12.30 pm IST) from Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the eastern cities of Kharkiv and Sumy, as well as Mariupol, Russia’s defence ministry said.
According to maps published by the RIA news agency, the corridor from Kyiv would lead to Belarus, while civilians from Kharkiv would be permitted to go only to Russia. Russia also said it would begin airlifts to take Ukrainians from Kyiv to Russia.
They are citizens of Ukraine, they should have the right to evacuate to the territory of Ukraine,” news agency Reuters quoted the spokesperson as saying. “This is one of the problems that is causing the humanitarian corridors to break down. They seem to agree to them, but they themselves want to supply humanitarian aid for a picture on TV, and want the corridors to lead in their direction,” he added.
