What happened? Türkiye released a russian ship with Ukrainian grain stolen by russians from occupied Berdyansk.
Source. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Quotes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the situation with the release of the Zhibek Zholy vessel is unacceptable and invited the ambassador of Türkiye in Kyiv.
“Thanks to the prompt intervention of the relevant authorities of Ukraine, this vessel was unable to unload the stolen goods and was detained. A request was sent to the Turkish side to arrest the vessel and cargo. At the same time, ignoring the appeal of the Ukrainian side, the ship was released on the evening of July 6,” the Foreign Ministry said in a comment.
Background. Earlier, at the request of the Ukrainian side, the ship was detained, but on the evening of July 6, Türkiye released it.