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| Israel has refused to allow a ship carrying Russian grain to unload at the port of Haifa | |
| 2026-05-01 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] Israel has denied the Panormitis, a vessel carrying grain from Russia, permission to unload at the port of Haifa. This was reported on April 30 by Pnina Shalev, spokesperson for the Israeli Grain Importers Association. On April 29, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga demanded that Israel seize the Panormitis vessel, claiming that the grain had allegedly been collected in new regions of Russia that Kyiv claims as its own. "Given the current circumstances, the grain importer Tsentsiper
According to her, due to the early termination of the agreement, the Israeli importer will have to pay the Russian company a substantial penalty of $7 million. Now the cargo owner must find another outlet and another port for unloading the grain. On April 27, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Israeli ambassador to present a note of protest regarding the alleged arrival at the port of Haifa of a ship carrying grain harvested in Russia's new regions. Sybiga stated that friendly relations with Israel should not be damaged by allegedly "stolen" Russian grain. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the accusations against Tel Aviv regarding grain purchases unsubstantiated. According to the minister, the Ukrainian side did not even seek legal assistance before turning to the media and social media. Earlier, Axios columnist Barak Ravid reported that Ukraine threatened to worsen relations with Israel if the Russian grain vessel Panoramits was unloaded at the port of Haifa. If Israel accepts the Russian vessel, Kyiv plans to deploy its full arsenal of international legal and diplomatic instruments. Ukrainian authorities have openly stated that such an incident would have consequences and could trigger a major interstate scandal. | |
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