EU considers sanctions on Israel over stolen Ukrainian wheat

Israel has been slammed as not being a “normal country” for importing wheat stolen from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, prompting the European Union to consider sanctions against Israeli individuals and entities linked to the trade. The criticism came from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said: “In any normal country, purchasing stolen goods is an act that entails legal liability.” He added that a vessel carrying looted grain had arrived in Israel and was preparing to unload, stressing that such activity “cannot be legitimate business” and warning that Israeli authorities could not plausibly be unaware of the cargo entering their ports. In any normal country, purchasing stolen goods is an act that entails legal liability. This applies, in particular, to grain stolen […]