Russia, Ukraine trade barbs over obstruction of wheat shipments to Egypt
As Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves continue to decline, Russia and Ukraine exchanged accusations over obstructing the movement of a ship loaded with wheat and bound for Egyptian ports.
As Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves continue to decline, Russia and Ukraine have recently exchanged accusations over obstructing the movement of a ship loaded with wheat bound for Egyptian ports.
In an April 4 statement, the Ukrainian Embassy in Cairo said Russian forces present in Ukraine are preventing the EMMAKRIS III bulk carrier, which is loaded with Ukrainian wheat purchased by the Egyptian government, from heading to Cairo.
The embassy called for checking the ship’s itinerary on Marine Traffic, a ship tracking website.
The Panama-flagged ship has a carrying capacity of more than 73,000 tons.
