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Russia used at-sea-transfers of grain to smuggle stolen grain out of Ukraine in the months since its invasion. Russia also did this after annexing Crimea. RIF says it isn’t involved in grain theft

Russia used at-sea-transfers of grain to smuggle stolen grain out of Ukraine in the months since it's invasion. Russia also did this after annexing Crimea. RIF says it isn’t involved in grain theft

Turkey has often presented itself as an arbiter between Moscow and the West since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Russia is alleged to have used a civilian crew-operated vessel to transport military cargo including S-300 missile systems through the Bosporus strait.

By Reade Levinson (Reuters) – Late last month, a Russian-flagged cargo ship carrying corn pulled into the Turkish port of Izmir on the Aegean Sea. The SV Nikolay had loaded the grain at Port...

(This Jul.22 story refiles to fix the link showing the SV Nikolay's journey) By Reade Levinson (Reuters) - Late last month, a Russian-flagged cargo ship

Late last month, a Russian-flagged cargo ship carrying corn pulled into the Turkish port of Izmir on the Aegean Sea. The…

(Reuters) - Late last month, a Russian-flagged cargo ship carrying corn pulled into the Turkish port of Izmir on the Aegean Sea. The SV Nikolay had loaded the grain at Port Kavkaz, in Russia, six days earlier on June 18, according to documentation provided by an employee of the Russian company that owns the ship.

The case of the Zhibek Zholy highlights food crisis fears and has tested Turkey’s relationship with Moscow and Kyiv.