Ukraine-Russia program of blocked trucks' return kicks off on Thursday morning

14:12, 18.02.2016 1 min read

The 'I Go Home' program aimed at returning blocked trucks from Ukraine to Russia and vice versa kicked off at 09:00 Kyiv time on February 18, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Andriy Pyvovarsky said on the sidelines of a meeting of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's Council of Exporters and Investors on Thursday.

About 17 Ukrainian trucks returned home from Russia on Wednesday, he said.

"We will discuss these issues with business behind closed doors tomorrow," the minister said.

Activists started blocking trucks with Russian plates in ten Ukrainian regions on February 11.

In turn, Russia blocked the traffic of trucks registered in Ukraine and, later on, their transit.

The Ukrainian side responded by formally suspending transit of Russian trucks.