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Does anybody seriously think that the bastards are not ffs? Here is McMoonshi'ites favourite organ saying exactly that. Can anybody tell why this is any different to Hitler's Lebensraum policy?
Here is what we know, what are the accusations?
Ukraine officials have accused Russia of stealing “several hundred thousand tonnes” of grain in Ukrainian areas under Russian occupation.
“I personally hear this from many silo owners in the occupied territory. This is outright robbery. And this is happening everywhere in occupied territory,” Ukraine’s agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi said in April.
Earlier this week a report from the New York Times stated that the United States sent an alert to 14 countries, mostly in Africa, about Russian cargo vessels loaded with what the State Department described as “stolen Ukrainian grain”.
According to the report, the cable identified three vessels by name it said were suspected of transporting it.
Kyiv’s ambassador to Ankara Vasyl Bodnar said Russia was shipping the stolen grains out of Crimea and added Kyiv was working with Turkey and Interpol to find the culprits.
“Russia is shamelessly stealing Ukrainian grains and getting them out from the invaded Crimea. These grains are being shipped to foreign countries, including Turkey,” he told reporters in Ankara.
“We have made our appeal for Turkey to help us and, upon the suggestion of the Turkish side, are launching criminal cases regarding those stealing and selling the grain,” he said.
What does Russia say?
The Kremlin has denied Ukraine’s allegations, saying it did not know where the information was coming from.
On Wednesday, during a visit to Ankara, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was confronted about this issue by a Ukrainian journalist during a press conference.
“I am from Ukrainian public television, I absolutely want to ask a question!” he said. “Apart from cereals, what other goods did you steal from Ukraine and who did you sell them to?” the journalist asked.
With a smile, Lavrov responded: “We are not obstructing the grain. In order for it to leave the ports, Mr Zelenskyy must give the order, that’s all,” he added.
According to Russia’s government, the onus of de-mining ports prior to resuming grain shipments fell on Kyiv and they have blamed Zelenskyy for “categorically” refusing to resolve the problem.
Ukraine has said it would not de-mine waters around the Black Sea port of Odesa to allow for grain to be exported, citing the threat of Russian attacks on the city.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a report from Interfax news agency said that Russia-held territories of the Zaporizhzhia region are supplying grain to the Middle East.
“We are sending grain through Russia, and primary contracts are signed with Turkey. The first trains have departed through Crimea for the Middle East,” Balitsky said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 television channel. “It was a traditional market for Ukraine,” he added.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/9/is-russia-stealing-and-selling-grain-from-ukraine
Does anybody seriously think that the bastards are not ffs? Here is McMoonshi'ites favourite organ saying exactly that. Can anybody tell why this is any different to Hitler's Lebensraum policy?
Here is what we know, what are the accusations?
Ukraine officials have accused Russia of stealing “several hundred thousand tonnes” of grain in Ukrainian areas under Russian occupation.
“I personally hear this from many silo owners in the occupied territory. This is outright robbery. And this is happening everywhere in occupied territory,” Ukraine’s agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi said in April.
Earlier this week a report from the New York Times stated that the United States sent an alert to 14 countries, mostly in Africa, about Russian cargo vessels loaded with what the State Department described as “stolen Ukrainian grain”.
According to the report, the cable identified three vessels by name it said were suspected of transporting it.
Kyiv’s ambassador to Ankara Vasyl Bodnar said Russia was shipping the stolen grains out of Crimea and added Kyiv was working with Turkey and Interpol to find the culprits.
“Russia is shamelessly stealing Ukrainian grains and getting them out from the invaded Crimea. These grains are being shipped to foreign countries, including Turkey,” he told reporters in Ankara.
“We have made our appeal for Turkey to help us and, upon the suggestion of the Turkish side, are launching criminal cases regarding those stealing and selling the grain,” he said.
What does Russia say?
The Kremlin has denied Ukraine’s allegations, saying it did not know where the information was coming from.
On Wednesday, during a visit to Ankara, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was confronted about this issue by a Ukrainian journalist during a press conference.
“I am from Ukrainian public television, I absolutely want to ask a question!” he said. “Apart from cereals, what other goods did you steal from Ukraine and who did you sell them to?” the journalist asked.
With a smile, Lavrov responded: “We are not obstructing the grain. In order for it to leave the ports, Mr Zelenskyy must give the order, that’s all,” he added.
According to Russia’s government, the onus of de-mining ports prior to resuming grain shipments fell on Kyiv and they have blamed Zelenskyy for “categorically” refusing to resolve the problem.
Ukraine has said it would not de-mine waters around the Black Sea port of Odesa to allow for grain to be exported, citing the threat of Russian attacks on the city.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, a report from Interfax news agency said that Russia-held territories of the Zaporizhzhia region are supplying grain to the Middle East.
“We are sending grain through Russia, and primary contracts are signed with Turkey. The first trains have departed through Crimea for the Middle East,” Balitsky said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 television channel. “It was a traditional market for Ukraine,” he added.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/9/is-russia-stealing-and-selling-grain-from-ukraine
