Syrian ship carrying 'stolen' Ukrainian grains docks at Tripoli port

Caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam confirmed Thursday that a Syrian ship carrying stolen Ukrainian barley and wheat is docked at Tripoli’s port, after Kyiv warned over bilateral relations.

“The Directorate General of Customs is following up with the Agriculture Ministry on the issue of the Syrian ship that is under sanctions and has docked at Tripoli’s port carrying stolen Ukrainian barley and wheat,” Salam told Annahar newspaper.

The Ukrainian Embassy in Lebanon had earlier announced that the ship is under U.S. sanctions and that the barley and wheat had been “stolen by Russia from Ukrainian depots.”

Ukraine’s ambassador has also warned President Michel Aoun that the importation of Ukrainian grains stolen by Russia might harm the Lebanese-Ukrainian bilateral ties.