Turkey is in contact with Russia, the United Nations and third parties on this issue.
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Ankara — Turkey is a Russian-flagged cargo ship on the Black Sea coast A Turkish official who is mooring and investigating Ukraine's allegations said on Monday that he was carrying stolen grain.
Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said Zhibek Zholy was detained by Turkish customs authorities on Sunday. Ukraine had previously requested Ankara to detain it, according to officials and documents read by Reuters.
Kieu has accused Moscow of stealing grain from the territory occupied by Russian troops since the invasion began in late February. The Kremlin previously denied that Russia had stolen Ukrainian grain.
"On request, a ship named Zhibek Zholy was moored from Karasu (port)," a senior official said. "The allegations have been thoroughly investigated. They are not written on the grain to which they belong."
He said Turkey had been in contact with Russia, the United Nations and third parties on this issue. Stated.
On Sunday, a Reuters reporter saw a ship moored about 1 km from the coast outside the port of Karas in Sakarya, northwestern Turkey. At that time, there were no obvious signs of movement by other vessels on or near the ship.
Ukrainian ambassador Vasily Bodner said on national television in Ukraine that the fate of the ship was decided by a meeting of investigators on Monday and Ukraine wants to confiscate grain.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry officials quoted information from the Ukrainian Maritime Bureau on Friday about 7,146 dwt Zhibek Zholy from Berdyansk, a port under Russian occupation in the south. He said he had loaded the first cargo of 4,500 tons of Ukrainian grain. Ukraine.
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