Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "another vessel" carrying grain "stolen by Russia" had arrived at a port in Israel and was preparing to unload.
He said Israeli authorities "cannot be unaware" of what cargo was inside vessels arriving at their country's ports, and warned that their failure to prevent the grain shipments was undermining bilateral relations.
Israel's Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, said it rejected such "Twitter diplomacy" and that the Ukrainian government had not provided evidence in support of its claims.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that he "would rather not comment on this in any way or get involved in this matter".
Russia has previously denied that it is stealing Ukrainian grain.
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The European Union has approached Israel regarding a Russian vessel, carrying what Ukraine described as grain stolen from it, that was allowed to dock in the Israeli port of Haifa, an EU foreign affairs spokesperson said on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteUkraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Israel’s ambassador had been summoned over what he described as Israeli inaction in allowing shipments of grain to enter the country from Russian-occupied Ukraine.
“We condemn all actions that help fund Russia’s illegal war effort and circumvent EU sanctions, and remain ready to target such actions by listing individuals and entities in third countries if necessary,” EU spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said in response to a request for comment on the situation.
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