Ukraine suggested to sell Lebanon stolen by Russia with grain and flour from the detained ship

The flour and barley, which loaded the Laodicea Syrian ship in the port of Lebanon, turned out to be Ukrainian (photo: Reuters/Walid Saleh) Embassy of Ukraine suggested that the Lebanon government buy flour and barley stolen by Russian occupiers, which delivered to the port of Syrian. This was reported by the Embassy press service on Twitter on Tuesday, August 2.

“By agreement with Ukrainian owners on board Laodicea, as well as to avoid spoilage of looted grain and to leave it in Lebanon, the Embassy of Ukraine suggested that the Lebanon government buy the specified products at the following prices: wheat flour - $ 350 per tonne, barley - $ 180 tonnes. Prices are twice lower than market, ”the message said. About the arrival of the vessel in the port of Tripoli became known a few days ago.

On Thursday, July 28, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Beirut Igor Ostash met with President Lebanon Michel Aun and asked to find out the circumstances of his stay in the Lebanon territorial waters of the Syrian vessel. According to him, the ship was loaded into the Feodosian port barley, exported from the territories of Ukraine temporarily captured by Russia. The next day, Lebanon's Foreign Ministry reported that he would check the cargo on this vessel.