Zelenskyy commented on the arrival of a ship with stolen Ukrainian grain in Israel

The President stressed that Ukraine, based on the information, is preparing an appropriate sanctions package that will cover those who directly transport stolen grain.

This was reported by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Head of State reacted to the arrival of another Russian ship to the port of Israel, which transported stolen grain from the temporarily occupied territories.

“This is not and cannot be pure business. The Israeli authorities cannot but know which ships and with what cargo arrive at the country’s ports. Russia systematically seizes grain on temporarily occupied Ukrainian land and organizes the export of such grain by persons associated with the occupiers,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted.

The President stressed that such transactions violate Israeli legislation. At the same time, according to him, Ukraine has taken all necessary steps through diplomatic channels to prevent such incidents.

“However, we see that another such ship has not been stopped. He instructed the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to inform all partners of our state about the situation. Ukraine, based on information from our intelligence, is preparing an appropriate sanctions package that will cover both those who directly transport this grain and those individuals and legal entities who are trying to make money from such a criminal scheme. We will also coordinate with European partners so that the relevant persons are included in the European sanctions regimes,” he emphasized.

We will remind you that the bulk carrier “Panormitis” is transporting more than 25 thousand tons of grain to Haifa, part of which is documented to be connected with supplies from occupied Berdyansk.