Ukraine's radicals to resume blockage of Russian trucks

Ukraine's far-right radical Svoboda party on Friday announced it will resume blockage of Russian trucks from transiting through Ukraine.

"The party is resuming the nationwide campaign to block the transit of Russian trucks through Ukraine," said Svoboda party's leader Oleg Tyagnybok on his Facebook page.

On Thursday, Kiev and Moscow mutually resumed their transit freight trucking after 10 days of suspension, which was caused by a blockage of Russian trucks on Ukrainian roads by nationalistic groups.

The Ukrainian police and the interior ministry have been instructed to ensure the security of movement of Russia-registered trucks through the territory of Ukraine.

Commenting on the cabinet's decisions to lift a ban on transit of Russian cargo trucks and to provide a security escort for the vehicles to protect them from radical activists, Tyagnybok accused the government of "treachery" and "lobbying interests of Russia."

The leader of the far-right party also called upon the other nationalistic movements in Ukraine to join the blockade.

On Feb. 14, Moscow suspended movement of Ukrainian commercial vehicles via its territory, after more than 600 Russian trucks carrying goods to the European Union were blocked by radicals in different Ukrainian regions.

One day later, Kiev closed its borders to Russia-registered trucks, saying it was a tit-for-tat response to Moscow's actions. Endi