Accusation vessel contains grain looted from Russian-occupied territories triggers diplomatic spat between both nations
Ukraine has asked Israel to seize a vessel it claims is carrying grain looted from Russian-occupied territories, triggering a rare diplomatic spat between the two countries.
The dispute spilt into public view this week when president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that “another vessel” carrying grain “stolen by Russia” had arrived at a port in Israel and was preparing to unload.
“The Ukrainian side is asking its Israeli partners to seize the vessel and its cargo, conduct a search, seize the vessel’s and cargo documentation, take grain samples, and question the crew members,” Ukraine’s prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko said on Telegram on Wednesday.
Ukraine said the cargo vessel Panormitis, sailing under a Panamanian flag, was en route to dock in Haifa.
