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In any normal country, purchasing stolen goods is an act that entails legal liability. This applies, in particular, to grain stolen by Russia. Another vessel carrying such grain has arrived at a port in Israel and is preparing to unload. This is not – and cannot be – legitimate business. The Israeli authorities cannot be unaware of which ships are arriving at the country’s ports and what cargo they are carrying.

Russia is systematically seizing grain on temporarily occupied Ukrainian land and organizing its export through individuals linked to the occupiers. Such schemes violate the laws of the State of Israel itself. Ukraine has taken all necessary steps through diplomatic channels to prevent such incidents. However, we see that yet another such vessel has not been stopped. I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to inform all partners of our state about the situation.

Based on information from our intelligence services, Ukraine is preparing a relevant sanctions package that will cover both those directly transporting this grain and the individuals and legal entities attempting to profit from this criminal scheme. We will also coordinate with European partners to ensure that the relevant individuals are included in European sanctions regimes.

Ukraine counts on partnership and mutual respect with every state. We are genuinely working to enhance security, particularly in the Middle East region. We expect that the Israeli authorities will respect Ukraine and refrain from actions that undermine our bilateral relations.

https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/2049058273836335489

    • Lowleekun [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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      4 hours ago

      I can’t even. 5 years ago every average lib would have asked you “what’s a holodomor?” but today they are all experts without knowing anything. ANYTHING. Their knowledge of the 20th century boils down to: “Hitler bad, was beaten by allies. US strong and good. Only sometimes bad President but good.” So when the propaganda machine tells them something there is ample space for bullshit.

      And the worst, they don’t want to learn in fear of changing their views.

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      12 hours ago

      “genocide denier” is the number one liberal pejorative used against leftists now, so it’s wuite likely they imagine a couple more fake genocides we need to debunk.

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          Liberals have no clue about the demographic figures over time in Ukraine. They simply saw the state propaganda of "le Kremlin kidnappings kids "(Source: Ukrainian government) and “le Putler bombing infrastructure” (Isolated incident) and apply the label genocide because it’s politically convenient to their worldview. They’re being intellectually dishonest on purpose by rejecting to look at civilian/military casualty rates (4% according to Wikipedia compared to 25% for US invasion of Iraq).