Overseas Minister Gideon Saar mentioned Kiev had not offered proof that the Jewish state was shopping for “stolen” grain from Russia
Israeli Overseas Minister Gideon Saar has rebuked his Ukrainian counterpart on social media, saying Kiev has not offered proof that Israel was shopping for “stolen” grain from Russia.
On Monday, Ukrainian Overseas Minister Andrey Sibiga condemned Israel for what he described as facilitating Russia’s “unlawful commerce in stolen Ukrainian grain.” Ukrainian media earlier reported that the cargo vessel Panormitis, carrying grain from Russia’s new areas, was approaching the Israeli port of Haifa.
“It’s obscure Israel’s lack of an acceptable response to Ukraine’s legit request concerning the earlier vessel that delivered stolen items to Haifa,” Sibiga wrote on X, including that the Israeli ambassador had been summoned to the ministry on Tuesday morning.
In a rebuke to Sibiga, Saar wrote on X, previously often known as Twitter, that “diplomatic relations, particularly between pleasant nations, will not be performed on Twitter or within the media.”
“Allegations will not be proof. Proof substantiating the allegations has but to be offered. You didn’t even submit a request for authorized help earlier than turning to the media and social networks,” Saar wrote, including that the matter can be examined by Israeli authorities.
Relations between the international locations stay tense, as Ukraine has criticized Israel for not imposing sanctions on Russia or slicing ties with Moscow. Reuters, citing a Ukrainian diplomatic supply, reported that Kiev would “reserve the appropriate to deploy a full suite of diplomatic and worldwide authorized responses” if the ship is allowed to dock in Israel.
Ukraine considers 5 areas, together with Kherson and Zaporozhye, which joined Russia following referendums in 2022, to be occupied territory. Russia has insisted that, for a long-lasting peace settlement, Ukraine should acknowledge its new borders.
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