Russia says to hand over humanitarian convoy to Red Cross in Ukraine

People buy vegetables at a street market during a fair in Minsk October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a humanitarian convoy which is heading to eastern Ukraine from Russia would cross the border only under the aegis of the Red Cross.

"After the Russia-Ukraine border is crossed, the column will go under the aegis of the International Committee of the Red Cross," it said in a statement.