Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador over ‘stolen’ grain shipments

The diplomatic spat unfolds arsenic Ukrainian drones deed Russia’s Tuapse lipid refinery, causing a ‘massive’ fire.

Ukraine has summoned the Israeli ambassador for what it calls a “lack of due response” successful accepting shipments of atom from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote connected societal media level X connected Monday evening that a shipment of Ukrainian atom had arrived successful Haifa, the 2nd specified vas “that delivered stolen goods” to Israel.

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“Friendly Ukrainian-Israeli relations person the imaginable to payment some countries, and Russia’s amerciable commercialized with stolen Ukrainian atom should not undermine them,” helium said.

The Israeli ambassador was asked to look astatine the Ministry of Foreign Affairs connected Tuesday greeting truthful that Kyiv could “present our protestation enactment and petition due action”, the curate added.

In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar chided Sybiha for “turning to the media and societal networks” and said “allegations are not evidence”.

“Diplomatic relations, particularly betwixt affable nations, are not conducted connected Twitter oregon successful the media,” helium wrote connected X.

Russia presently occupies astir one-fifth of Ukrainian territory. Kyiv has antecedently sanctioned individuals and businesses cooperating with Russian forces there.

Intensifying strikes against Russian oil

The diplomatic quarrel occurred arsenic Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Tuapse lipid refinery successful the Black Sea, triggering a immense blaze and evacuations.

Veniamin Kondratiev, politician of Russia’s Krasnodar region, wrote connected Telegram connected Tuesday greeting that much than 160 radical were warring a “massive fire” astatine the Rosneft-owned refinery.

The evacuation of residents was nether way, with a impermanent structure acceptable up astatine a adjacent school, helium added.

A erstwhile drone onslaught had halted the refinery’s operations connected April 16, manufacture sources told the Reuters quality agency.

The Tuapse attacks are portion of Ukraine’s semipermanent campaign against Russia’s lipid infrastructure that escalated starting successful precocious March.

In caller weeks, Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Ust-Luga and Primorsk lipid export terminals successful the Baltic Sea, severing arsenic overmuch arsenic 40 percent of lipid export revenue.

Ukraine besides deed an lipid vessel workplace and lipid loading pier astatine the Transneft-Port Primorsk terminal successful Primorsk, westbound of St Petersburg, and the Saratov lipid refinery and the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim lipid refinery successful the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Kyiv is seeking to counteract Russia’s lipid windfall amid the US-Israel warfare connected Iran, which saw the United States suspend years-long sanctions connected Russian oil.

Between the Strait of Hormuz’s closure and soaring lipid prices, the Centre for Research connected Energy and Clean Air estimated that Russia earned an further 672 cardinal euros ($777m) successful lipid income successful conscionable the archetypal 2 weeks of the war.