President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, April 28, 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.
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Ukraine and Israel in dispute over Russian ship carrying Ukrainian grain
Zelensky added that Kyiv was preparing sanctions against individuals and entities involved in the purchase of Ukrainian grain and said his office would lobby the European Union to impose penalties on those involved in "this criminal scheme." Kyiv had on Monday said it would summon Israel's ambassador in protest over the alleged delivery of Ukrainian grain to the port of Haifa.
