Turkey’s customs authorities blocked a Russian-flagged ship carrying grain between the Ukrainian ports of Berdyansk and Turkey’s Karasu, Kiev’s ambassador to Kiev, Vasyl Bodnar, said on Sunday. The Ukrainian port is under the control of Russian troops.
“We have full cooperation” [com Ancara]. Bodnar said in a statement to the Ukrainian press that the ship was stopped at the port entrance and taken into custody by the port authorities.
The hijacking of the ship followed an official request from Kiev to Turkey. However, Turkish authorities have not yet responded.
Ukrainians accuse the Russians of stealing grain production in the south of the country and exporting it as their own, but Moscow has always denied this information.
The separation of agricultural products from Ukraine brought up a series of negotiations with the participation of Turkey and even the United Nations due to the problems that cause food security all over the world. The country was one of the largest manufacturers and exporters before the war and no longer has control of any of its ports for shipbuilding.
source: Noticias
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