KIEV, Jan. 19 – A first convoy consisting of eight Ukrainian vehicles set out on Tuesday to deliver goods to Kazakhstan via Russia, Ukrainian Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister and Ukraine's Trade Representative Nataliya Mykolska said at a briefing in Kiev on Tuesday.

"From January 11, all transit vehicles are redirected via Belarus. When they get to Russia's territory, they have to wait. They have been standing waiting for [the formation of] a convoy, the Glonass system and identification seals. Now, the first eight cars have set out with a convoy across Russia's territory. We're monitoring them to see whether our cars could move farther and whether they reach their destination, having crossed the Russian border with Kazakhstan," she said.