The Ambassador of the State of Israel to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, was handed a note of protest at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine due to the de facto admission of imports of stolen Ukrainian grain from the Russian Federation, according to a comment by MFA spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi, UNN reports.
On April 28, 2026, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and handed a note of protest. The reason was the ongoing arrival in Israel of agricultural products illegally exported by the Russian Federation from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
As noted by the MFA, "the Ukrainian side emphasized that the origin of this grain has been precisely established, and the schemes for concealing it, including ship-to-ship transfers in the Black Sea, are well known, particularly to the Israeli competent authorities." Despite this, as stated, "the relevant cargoes continue to enter Israeli ports and enter commercial circulation."
"It was separately emphasized that the Israeli side's disregard for Ukraine's official appeals and requests for international legal assistance, including requests to detain vessels and cargoes, effectively creates conditions for the legalization of stolen Ukrainian grain," the MFA noted.
The MFA stated that they "do not view these cases as isolated incidents, but as a systemic practice that bears signs of deliberate facilitation of illegal economic activity related to the temporary occupation of Ukrainian territories, as well as the circumvention of sanctions." "We separately emphasize that this is not only about Israel: the Ukrainian side systematically reacts to and counters such activities of the RF across all geographies," the statement said.
The Ukrainian side also drew attention to the "unacceptable dissonance when, against the backdrop of Ukraine's support for Israel's security and decisions to counter terrorist threats, particularly those related to Iran, Israel effectively allows the import of stolen Ukrainian grain from the Russian Federation."
In this regard, Ukraine demands that the Israeli side take urgent measures to stop the import of stolen grain and prevent its unloading in Israeli ports