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Russia Threatens to Stop Vessels, as Grain Ships Continue to Call on Ukraine
Russia threatened to stop vessels carrying grain from Ukraine, two days after Moscow said it would abandon an agreement that guaranteed the safety of…
How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied Ukraine
Becoming one of the heads of Russia’s massive grain-looting operation in occupied south-east Ukraine may seem an unusual career move for Nikita Busel,…
How Russian Ships Are Laundering Grain Stolen From Occupied Ukraine
For several months now, Amur 2501, a small Russian cargo ship with a prominent white bridge section and a long barge-like body, has been making…
Russia smuggling Ukrainian grain to help pay for Putin’s war
When the bulk cargo ship Laodicea docked in Lebanon last summer, Ukrainian diplomats said the vessel was carrying grain stolen by Russia and urged…
Biden vows Russia won’t ‘get away with’ Ukraine annexation
The United States and its allies hit back at Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday, slapping sanctions on more than 1,000 people and…
US sanctions Russian-backed officials for ‘enabling the theft of Ukraine’s grain’
“Today’s action includes the designation of 22 Russian proxy officials, including five that have overseen the seizure or theft of hundreds of…
Major Ukraine Grower Says Russia Stole 200,000 Tons of Its Crops
Ukrainian farm company HarvEast said Russia stole as much as 200,000 tons of crops from its farms in eastern occupied areas, as Kyiv urges buyers to…
The first Ukraine grain cargo refused by buyer – Ukrainian embassy in London
The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an U.N.-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial…
Ukraine detains Russian-owned ship loaded with grain at Black Sea port
Ukrainian authorities have detained a ship at one of the ports where grain shipments are expected to resume through the Black Sea this week —…
Syrian ship carrying ‘stolen Ukrainian barley, flour’ docks in Lebanon, Ukrainian embassy says
A Syrian ship under U.S. sanctions has docked in the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli carrying barley and wheat that the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut…
Russia attacks Odessa port a day after signing grain deal, Ukraine says
Russian missiles hit the Black Sea port of Odessa on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, imperiling a deal Moscow and Kyiv reached a day earlierto…
Surging Crimea Shipments Point to Stealing of Ukraine Grain
The Russian-occupied peninsula of Crimea is shipping more than 50 times the volume of food it usually does at this time of year, likely indicating…