Ukraine Slams Israel over Shipments of Grain ‘Stolen’ by Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday slammed Israel for allegedly accepting shipments of Ukrainian grain “stolen” by Russia, which occupies swathes of Ukrainian agricultural land.

Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain producers, has repeatedly accused Russia of illegally exporting agricultural products from territory Moscow has captured since it invaded in February 2022.

“Another vessel carrying such grain has arrived at a port in Israel and is preparing to unload,” Zelensky wrote in a statement on social media.

“The Israeli authorities cannot be unaware of which ships are arriving at the country’s ports and what cargo they are carrying,” he added.

Zelensky added that Kyiv was readying sanctions against individuals and entities involved in the purchase of Ukrainian grain, and said that his office would lobby the European Union to impose penalities on those involved in “this criminal scheme”. AFP