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Federica Marsi

Zhibek Zholy: The Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain

Russian-flagged cargo ship, the Zhibek Zholy, is seen off the coast of the Black Sea port of Karasu, Turkey [Mehmet Emin Caliskan/Reuters]

As well as fighting on battlefields in Ukraine, Moscow and Kyiv are locked in a conflict over the Zhibek Zholy, a Russian cargo ship.

Kyiv and several analysts say the ship docked in the Russia-occupied port Berdyansk, in Zaporizhia, in late June and sailed towards Turkey carrying thousands of tonnes of Ukrainian grain.

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