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**Several countries have received shipments of Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia**, including Egypt (the largest buyer in 2025, taking ~40% of ~2M tons), Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iran, Libya, Tunisia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and some in Europe/Balkans. One 2025 report estimated nearly 90 buyers total via shadow fleets and relabeling. Publicly, Zelensky has issued strong statements like this one targeting Israel for recent arrivals. Diplomatic pressure has been applied elsewhere (e.g., Egypt recently pledged to stop), but high-profile public call-outs appear more selective. Ukraine tracks these via intelligence and sanctions prep.

In any normal country, purchasing stolen goods is an act that entails legal liability. This applies, in particular, to grain stolen by Russia. Another vessel carrying such grain has arrived at a port in Israel and is preparing to unload. This is not – and cannot be – legitimate business. The Israeli authorities cannot be unaware of which ships are arriving at the country’s ports and what cargo they are carrying. Russia is systematically seizing grain on temporarily occupied Ukrainian land and organizing its export through individuals linked to the occupiers. Such schemes violate the laws of the State of Israel itself. Ukraine has taken all necessary steps through diplomatic channels to prevent such incidents. However, we see that yet another such vessel has not been stopped. I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to inform all partners of our state about the situation. Based on information from our intelligence services, Ukraine is preparing a relevant sanctions package that will cover both those directly transporting this grain and the individuals and legal entities attempting to profit from this criminal scheme. We will also coordinate with European partners to ensure that the relevant individuals are included in European sanctions regimes. Ukraine counts on partnership and mutual respect with every state. We are genuinely working to enhance security, particularly in the Middle East region. We expect that the Israeli authorities will respect Ukraine and refrain from actions that undermine our bilateral relations.

תיעוד שצילם לוחם צה"ל בו ניתן לראות את רחפן הנפץ של חיזבאללה פוגע מטרים בודדים ממסוק ינשוף שהוזנק לתקרית שבה נפל סמל עידן פוקס ז"ל ונפצעו עוד 5 לוחמים מרחפן נפץ ששוגר לעברם

The leaders of these countries have released a joint statement on the situation in Iran which includes a call to end the war. France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Romania, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Slovakia, Greece, Spain, Norway, Finland, Japan, along with the European Union. “We welcome the two-week ceasefire concluded between the United States and Iran today.  We thank Pakistan and all partners involved for facilitating this important agreement. The goal must now be to negotiate a swift and lasting end to the war within the coming days. This can only be achieved through diplomatic means. We strongly encourage quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement.  This will be crucial to protect the civilian population of Iran and ensure security in the region. It can avert a severe global energy crisis. We support these diplomatic efforts. To this end, we are in close contact with the United States and other partners. We call upon all sides to implement the ceasefire, including in Lebanon. Our Governments will contribute to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.” Signed By: Emmanuel Macron — France Giorgia Meloni — Italy Friedrich Merz — Germany Keir Starmer — United Kingdom Mark Carney — Canada Nicusor Dan — Romania Mette Frederiksen — Denmark Bjarni Benediktsson Frostadóttir — Iceland Rob Jetten — Netherlands Ulf Kristersson — Sweden Michal Šimečka — Slovakia Kyriakos Mitsotakis — Greece Pedro Sánchez — Spain Jonas Gahr Støre — Norway Alexander Stubb — Finland Sanae Takaichi — Japan Ursula von der Leyen — European Commission (EU) Antonio Costa — European Council (EU)

Ukraine Parliament adopted resolution to mark jubilee of Yuriy Polyanskiy - Lviv Holocaust Nazi Burgmeister involved in the destruction of Jews, pogroms, murders of Polish intelligentsia. In 1944 escaped to Germany. Photo shows him greeting General Governor Hans Frank in Lviv.