Russia Is Blocking Access To Drugs, Says Ukraine Minister

Ukraine’s health minister has accused Russian authorities of committing a crime against humanity by blocking access to affordable medicines.

ABC News on Saturday reports that Health Minister Viktor Liashko said Russian authorities repeatedly have blocked efforts to provide state-subsidized drugs to people in occupied cities, towns and villages.

“Throughout the entire six months of war, Russia has not allowed proper humanitarian corridors so we could provide our own medicines to the patients that need them.

“We believe that these actions are being taken with intent by Russia, and we consider them to be crimes against humanity and war crimes that will be documented and will be recognised", he said.

The Ukrainian government has a program that provides medications to people with cancer and chronic health conditions.

The destruction of hospitals and infrastructure also interfered with other forms of treatment, according to United Nations and Ukrainian officials.