
OhioRob
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OhioRob
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Dad. Clinician. Engineer. Lockheed Liberal, pro-freedom, anti-communist. Late 70s 🚼. Presbyterian. Secular Zionist. ✈️🌎📻 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱🇮🇷







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.












Erisler, a Turkish miller that purchased over 54,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain from occupied Mariupol in 2023–2024 also sells flour and instant noodles into the Ukrainian consumer market and supplies the UN World Food Programme. It is sourced through a Russian company, Nika LLC, whose owner also runs Roboavia, a sanctioned drone manufacturer supplying the Russian military. “In 2013, the company began manufacturing what it called ‘Turkey’s first national instant noodle brand’ made from wheat flour and widely sold in Ukraine.” OCCRP (March 27, 2026). Erisler’s instant noodles are widely sold in Ukraine. It has 850,000 tons of annual milling capacity across four mills, and the documented Mariupol shipments of 54,000 tons over two years are roughly 3% of the total. Ukrainska Pravda (March 25, 2026) citing Slidstvo.Info reports, “The Turkish company produces flour and instant noodles, which are also sold in Ukraine.” The Erisler case is, on the documented facts alone, more outrageous than the Israeli shipments. Russian drone manufacturer sells stolen wheat from occupied Mariupol to a Turkish miller which distributes to the UN supply chain and Ukrainian consumers. That’s a chain that funds the war effort against Ukraine while feeding Ukraine’s own consumer market and the UN’s humanitarian operations. Ukraine’s response has been a Slidstvo investigation, an OCCRP report, no ambassadorial summons, no presidential statement, no sanctions threat -- relative silence. —- OCCRP. (2026, March 27). Relatives behind Russian drone company involved in ‘illegal’ wheat trade. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. occrp.org/en/news/relati… Slidstvo.Info. (2026, March 24). Sanctioned Russian drone makers linked to grain exports from occupied Ukraine. slidstvo.info/en/news/relati… Ukrainska Pravda. (2026, March 25). UN-linked Turkish supplier accused of buying grain from occupied Mariupol. pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/…





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