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Newsweek: Ukraine Seizes Crimea Ship Amid Dispute With Trump
Newsweek - Ukraine Seizes Crimea Ship Amid Dispute With Trump
Published Apr 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM EDT
Updated Apr 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM EDT
By Shane Croucher
Ukraine's border service said it had seized a cargo ship accused of illegally exporting grain from Russian-occupied Crimea.
It comes as the Crimea issue remains a key blocker to a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, one highlighted by U.S. President Donald Trump in his recent criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The ship was seized "as part of a comprehensive effort to counter Russia's economic crimes," the Ukrainian border service said in a Telegram post.
"The investigation established that at the end of 2024, the ship delivered about 5,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat from the port of Sevastopol," the service said.
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Published Apr 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM EDT
Updated Apr 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM EDT
By Shane Croucher
Ukraine's border service said it had seized a cargo ship accused of illegally exporting grain from Russian-occupied Crimea.
It comes as the Crimea issue remains a key blocker to a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, one highlighted by U.S. President Donald Trump in his recent criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The ship was seized "as part of a comprehensive effort to counter Russia's economic crimes," the Ukrainian border service said in a Telegram post.
"The investigation established that at the end of 2024, the ship delivered about 5,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat from the port of Sevastopol," the service said.
/snip