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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.

Egyptian farmers harvest wheat in Saqiyat al-Manqadi village in the northern Nile Delta province of Menoufia, Egypt, May 1, 2019.
Egyptian farmers harvest wheat in Saqiyat al-Manqadi village in the northern Nile Delta province of Menoufia, Egypt, May 1, 2019. — Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP via Getty Images

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.

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