Ukraine asks Turkiye to detain Russian-flagged cargo ship

Ukraine has requested Turkiye to detain the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, SIA cites a Ukrainian official's report and a document seen by the news agency Reuters.

The Ukrainian foreign ministry official, citing information received from the country’s maritime administration, said the Zhibek Zholy had loaded the first cargo of some 4,500 tonnes of grain from Berdyansk, which the official said belonged to Ukraine.

In a letter dated June 30 to Turkiye’s justice ministry, Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office said separately that the Zhibek Zholy was involved in the “illegal export of Ukrainian grain” from Berdyansk and headed to Karasu, Turkiye, with 7,000 tonnes of cargo – a larger cargo than cited by the official.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said last month that Ankara was investigating the claims but that the probes had not found any stolen shipments so far.

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