Turkish authorities release russia's ship with grain from occupied Berdiansk: Ukraine's foreign ministry summons ambassador
The Turkish authorities released the russian dry cargo ship Zhibek Zholy, which arrived with a load of grain from occupied Berdiansk
This is discussed in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Rubryka reports.
"Thanks to the prompt intervention of the relevant authorities of Ukraine, this vessel could not unload the stolen goods and was detained.
We requested the Turkish party to seize the vessel and cargo. At the same time, ignoring the appeal of the Ukrainian side, the ship was released on the evening of July 6," the statement said.
The ministry informed that with the unacceptable situation, the ambassador of Turkey in Kyiv was summoned to the department.
"The Ukrainian side received the mentioned information with deep disappointment and appeals to the Turkish side with an urgent request to conduct an investigation into the mentioned situation. and to provide a comprehensive answer to the requests of the relevant authorities of Ukraine, as well as to prevent similar cases in the future by all means," the message emphasized.
We will remind you that at the end of June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, stated that Ankara takes the reports of russia's illegal export of grain from Ukraine seriously.
Accordingly, it will not allow its import into its territory.
As Rubryka reported, on July 3, Turkey detained a ship with Ukrainian grain that left the port of occupied Berdiansk under the flag of the russian federation.
On July 6, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine officially appealed to Turkey for help in investigating three russian vessels that may have transported stolen Ukrainian grain.
The letter states that the ships departed from the main grain terminal of the occupied Crimea in Sevastopol in April and May.
Kyiv is asking Ankara to provide documentation about their cargo and the time it arrived at Turkish ports.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar named Turkey among the countries that buy Ukrainian grain stolen by russia.
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