Kyiv protests over ‘unacceptable situation’ as Russian-flagged ship sails from Karasu, where it had been impounded
Ukraine has summoned the Turkish ambassador after it said Turkey had allowed a Russian-flagged ship carrying what it has claimed was thousands of tonnes of stolen Ukrainian grain to leave the port of Karasu.
“We regret that Russia’s ship Zhibek Zholy, which was full of stolen Ukrainian grain, was allowed to leave Karasu port despite criminal evidence presented to the Turkish authorities,” said the foreign ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko. “Turkey’s ambassador in Kyiv will be invited to Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs to clarify this unacceptable situation.
Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, confirmed that the ship was Russian-flagged, but appeared to muddy the waters while saying the Kremlin was seeking clarity.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February and Moscow’s control of the exit routes to the Black Sea for Ukraine’s grain has caused a global food crisis that risks pushing the worst-hit countries into famine. Turkey, with its Bosphorus strait, is a key transit route for shipping out of the Black Sea. Ukraine has sought to put pressure on Ankara to stop Russian shipments of its grain, a vital source of revenue.
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