Ukraine accuses Israel of receiving shipments of grain 'stolen' by Russia

A diplomatic row has broken out over allegations that Israel is receiving shipments of grain from Russian-occupied Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "another vessel" carrying grain "stolen by Russia" had arrived at a port in Israel and was preparing to unload. He said Israeli authorities "cannot be unaware" of what cargo was...

A diplomatic row has broken out over allegations that Israel is receiving shipments of grain from Russian-occupied Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "another vessel" carrying grain "stolen by Russia" had arrived at a port in Israel and was preparing to unload.

He said Israeli authorities "cannot be unaware" of what cargo was inside vessels arriving at their country's ports, and warned that their failure to prevent the grain shipments was undermining bilateral relations.

Israel's Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, said it rejected such "Twitter diplomacy" and that the Ukrainian government had not provided evidence in support of its claims.