Washington, Shawwal 19, 1435, Aug 15, 2014, SPA -- The United States on Thursday called on Russian-backed separatists, who currently control Luhansk, to allow an international humanitarian aid convey into Ukraine's conflict-stricken province. "The talks are ongoing right now for Russia to facilitate the delivery of aid to the Ukrainian border," State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters. "We are calling on the Russian-backed separatists who currently control Luhansk to let the people have access to that aid," Harf said during the daily press briefing. --SPA 13:55 LOCAL TIME 10:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w