Israel has received more than two shipments of stolen Ukrainian grain
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that Israel has received more than two shipments of agricultural products which, according to Ukraine, were illegally exported by Russia from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
This was stated to journalists by Georgiy Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
“I can confirm that we are not talking about two ships; there were more. I cannot give exact figures right now, but we are talking about several vessels. This is true. And we have informed Israel about all of them,” Tykhyi said.
The diplomat noted that Ukraine had approached Israel through back channels, but after “dozens” of requests, it received only one official response from the Israeli Foreign Ministry on April 20.
“To put it simply, the State of Israel does not intend to take any action regarding these shipments or Ukrainian concerns, and considers the information provided by Ukraine to be insufficient. This is the reason for our public engagement,” emphasized the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ukraine has lodged a protest with Israelover the import of grain stolen by Russia.
Stolen Ukrainiangrain is being supplied to several countries, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Latvia has expanded sanctions to include relatives of Russian high-ranking officials.
As a reminder, the European Union has expanded sanctions against Belarus as part of a new, 20th package of restrictions targeting Russia and its allies. The decision affects Belarus’s defense sector, as well as entities that, according to the EU, support Russia’s war against Ukraine. For the first time, a Chinese organization linked to Belarusian military production has also been added to the list.
On April 23, EU member states approved the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, which imposes restrictions on 46 vessels of the “shadow fleet” and 60 entities supporting the Russian military-industrial complex. The new measures include stricter export restrictions on dual-use goods and sanctions against 20 credit and financial institutions.
