Humanitarian convoy to Ukraine ready to advance: Russia

A day after Ukraine agreed to ensure safe passage for the humanitarian aid convoy in areas controlled by government forces, a senior diplomat Wednesday said the Russian convoy for Ukraine's eastern regions is ready to resume its travel.

"Common understanding of readiness to start the convoy has been registered," Xinhua quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying following a meeting with Laurent Corbaz, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Operations in Europe and Central Asia.