Zelensky warns of sanctions over Israeli purchases of grain taken from Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Kyiv may impose sanctions over the purchase of grain taken by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories and shipped to Israel. In a statement posted on platform X, Zelensky said a vessel carrying such grain had arrived at a port in Israel and was preparing to unload its cargo, stressing that the shipment “cannot be considered legitimate”. The warning follows an investigation by Haaretz, which reported that a ship carrying grain from Ukrainian territories docked in Haifa Port and waited to unload. According to the report, a Russian cargo ship identified as “Avinsk” had arrived in Haifa about two weeks earlier carrying wheat that Ukrainian authorities say was taken from occupied areas and is […]