Ukraine asks Israel to detain Russian ship carrying stolen grain that docked in Haifa
Israel allowed a Russian ship carrying stolen Ukrainian grain to dock in Haifa, Ukraine alleges.
The Russian vessel ABINSK was loaded by boats sailing from ports in Russian-occupied Ukraine, according to Ukrainian journalist Kateryna Yaresko of the Myrotvorets Center’s SeaKrime project.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar to discuss the cargo.
According to Kyiv, Sybiha “drew attention to a Russian vessel carrying grain stolen from Ukraine that was allowed to dock in one of Israel’s ports.”
He stressed “that the illegal export of stolen Ukrainian agricultural products is part of Russia’s broader war effort. Such illegal trade with stolen goods must not be allowed.”
Ukrainian Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk met with senior Foreign Ministry officials on March 27 and asked them to prevent the ship from docking, Axios reports.
Ukraine’s attorney general met Israel’s Ambassador to Kyiv Michael Brodsky on Tuesady to ask Israel to stop the ship from leaving the port, according to the report.
Source:
www.timesofisrael.com
