Ukraine condemns Egypt for allowing transit of stolen grain

(Kate Tsurkan – The Kyiv Independent) Ukraine condemned Egypt on May 5 for allowing 26,900 tons of Ukrainian grain, stolen by Russia, to be unloaded at one of its ports — the fourth such case reported since April. Four days after Ukraine formally requested legal assistance from Egypt’s Justice Ministry —providing what it described as all necessary documentation and legal grounds to seize both the vessel and its cargo — Egypt allowed the ship Asomatos to unload the stolen grain at Abu Qir, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. “Ukraine is a country that has played the role of a reliable food security guarantor for Egypt for many years — and we don’t understand why Egyptian partners pay us back by continuing to accept stolen Ukrainian grain,” Sybiha wrote. – Ukraine condemns Egypt for allowing transit of stolen grain