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Vessel carrying grain Ukraine says was stolen will not unload in Israel, Kyiv says

AL-MONITOR
Apr 30, 2026
FILE PHOTO: A farmer operates a combine during the start of the wheat harvesting campaign in a field near the town of Starobilsk (Starobelsk) in the Luhansk Region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A farmer operates a combine during the start of the wheat harvesting campaign in a field near the town of Starobilsk (Starobelsk) in the Luhansk Region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo — Alexander Ermochenko

April 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that a vessel carrying grain that Kyiv says was stolen from its territories occupied by Russia would not unload its cargo in Israel, describing it as a "welcome development" on Thursday.

Ukraine has asked Israel to seize the vessel, amid a diplomatic tussle between the two countries over the shipment.

"This is also a clear signal to all other vessels, captains, operators, insurers, and governments: do not buy stolen Ukrainian grain," Sybiha said in a post on X.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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