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Ukraine Urges Israel To Act Against Russian Ship Carrying ‘Stolen’ Grain To Haifa Port

Ukraine Urges Israel To Act Against Russian Ship Carrying ‘Stolen’ Grain To Haifa Port

Ukraine is pushing Israel to seize a grain shipment it says was looted from Russian-occupied territory as the war persists in the east. At the moment it does not appear that Israel complied with any interdict of the vessel, also as reports say the cargo is already offloaded and gone. via MarineTraffic Ukraine’s government flagged the Russian vessel ABINSK, docking at Haifa, as part of Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet, alleging that it is tied to operations used to “illegally export, transport, and sell stolen Ukrainian grain” and bankroll Moscow’s war effort. The saga has been featured in Ukrainian media, which says that despite a formal government-to-government request, Israeli authorities didn’t stop the shipment. Some 43,765 tonnes of wheat – loaded at Russia’s Kavkaz port and believed to originate from Ukrainian regions controlled by the Russian military – was allowed to be unloaded. Ukraine is still expressing hope for “fruitful and constructive interaction” between both sides, with its embassy in contact with Israeli officials, but Tel Aviv does not appear to be as eager to intervene. …