[Cyprus Times] Russian ship carrying grain sailed from a Turkish port (video)

A Russian ship suspected of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain sailed from a Turkish port on Wednesday evening.

A Russian-flagged cargo ship, the Zhibek Zholy, which was suspected of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain, sailed late yesterday, Wednesday, evening from the northwestern Turkish port of Karasu, according to data from the ship monitoring service Refinitiv.

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On Sunday, Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey had said that Turkish authorities had detained the ship. Reuters had earlier reported that Ukraine had asked Turkey to arrest the ship.

Yesterday, Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed as false reports that the ship had been detained by Turkish authorities.

The Turkish authorities detained Zhibek Zholy, a Russian cargo ship, with 7000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain from the occupied city of Berdyansk.

The ship was stopped while entering the Turkish port of Karasu. pic.twitter.com/IepVdOOTWs

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Kiev has accused Moscow of stealing grain from territories seized by Russian forces after they invaded the country in late February.

The Kremlin, which calls the invasion a "special military operation," had previously denied that Russia had stolen Ukrainian grain, according to APE-MPA.

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