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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Jonathan Spicer and Reade Levinson

Kyiv asks Turkey to probe three more Russian ships it alleges transported stolen grain

FILE PHOTO: Russian-flagged bulk carrier Matros Koshka sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo

Ukraine has asked Turkey to help investigate three Russian-flagged ships as part of Kyiv’s efforts to probe what it alleges is the theft of grain from Russian-occupied territory, according to official documents.

In a June 13 letter, which hasn’t previously been reported, the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office asked Turkey’s justice ministry to investigate and provide evidence on the three named ships it suspects have been involved in transporting grain allegedly stolen from recently occupied Ukrainian territories, such as Kherson.

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