The grain stolen by the Russians in Ukraine is being transported to the Middle East with the help of 87 grain carriers controlled, among other things, by the Russian military, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Lebanon Ihor Ostash said..

" It could be through Turkey, it could be directly to Syria, it could be to other countries in the Middle East. But this is such a criminal agreement, in which, of course, the Russians, the occupation troops of the Russian Federation in Ukraine take part. Of course, Syrian, Russian mostly vessels and not only,” Ostash said at a briefing on Wednesday..

He noted that preventing the unloading of the Syrian ship Laodecia in Lebanon, which was transporting Ukrainian flour and barley stolen by the Russians, was a great victory for Ukraine.. At the same time, the diplomat clarified that this batch of agricultural products was ordered not by state representatives of Lebanon, but by business structures of the country..

Ostash stressed that the unwillingness of Russian transporters to turn on AIS beacons on ships loaded in Crimea is already a signal indicating possible illegal activity and an attempt to hide something, avoid responsibility.

The diplomat pointed out that such events require the development of rules for responding to food theft within the International Maritime Organization in order to try to create obstacles for offenders..

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Recall that recently Lebanon arrested a ship loaded with barley and wheat flour, until it is clarified whether this cargo was stolen from Ukraine or not.. However, a few days later, the arrest was unexpectedly lifted.. Despite this evidence, the court did not take into account the position of the competent authorities of Ukraine.

At the same time, already this week, a buyer in Lebanon refused Ukrainian corn, which was loaded onto the first ship that left the Ukrainian Black Sea port after the conclusion of an agreement on the resumption of exports.. He explained his refusal to accept the goods by a five-month delay in delivery..

At the same time, earlier the Ukrainian ambassador to Turkey said that Ankara is one of the intermediaries through which Moscow is trying to sell food stolen in Ukraine..