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The illegal export of Ukrainian grain by Russian forces has become a critical issue, with reports indicating significant quantities of grain being loaded onto ships in Mariupol. This act of grain theft, along with the Kremlin's aggressive takeover of grain businesses, adds a layer of complexity to the situation. The impact is felt globally, as grain harvesting rates in Russia are plummeting, affecting market stability and food security worldwide. Sanctions from the US target networks involved in aiding these illegal activities, aiming to curb the crisis. Efforts by Ukraine, the UK, and Lithuania to detect and prevent the transfer of stolen grain are underway, highlighting the international community's response. Compounding these challenges is the looming threat of Romanian officials potentially halting Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, further complicating the region's agricultural dynamics.

What is the extent of Russian grain theft from Ukraine?

Russian forces have been reported to export large quantities of Ukrainian grain, with over 180,000 tons confirmed stolen from Mariupol's ports recently. This illegal activity is part of a broader strategy by Russia to destabilize the Ukrainian economy and exert control over agricultural resources.

How is the international community responding to Russian grain theft?

The international community, including the US, has imposed sanctions targeting companies and individuals aiding in grain theft. Additionally, collaborative efforts by Ukraine, the UK, and Lithuania focus on establishing systems to detect and prevent the illegal trade of grain, aiming to mitigate the adverse effects on global food security.

What are the economic implications of declining grain harvests in Russia?

The rapid decline in Russian grain harvest rates poses significant economic challenges, potentially leading to increased grain prices and impacting global food supply chains. Economic instability within Russia's agricultural sector also threatens international trade agreements and food security, emphasizing the need for strategic international responses.

How does the grain theft affect Ukraine politically and economically?

Grain theft undermines the Ukrainian economy by depriving it of vital export revenues and destabilizing agricultural operations. Politically, it creates tension with international allies working to support Ukraine's sovereignty and economic recovery while challenging diplomatic relations with neighboring countries impacted by disrupted grain supply routes.

What measures are being taken to protect Ukrainian grain exports?

Ukraine, in collaboration with international partners, has implemented schemes like the Grain Verification Scheme to trace the origins of exported grain and block illegal shipments. Political dialogues focus on ensuring secure passage for Ukrainian exports via alternative routes, bolstering both economic resilience and agricultural sustainability amid ongoing crises.

How do sanctions imposed by the US affect Russian agricultural industries?

US sanctions significantly impact Russian agricultural industries by restricting access to international markets and financial systems. These sanctions aim to deter illegal activities and force compliance with international law, ultimately aiming to curb the economic gains Russia seeks through its control and exploitation of agricultural resources.

What is the role of Romania in the Ukrainian grain export situation?

Romania plays a critical role as a transit point for Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea. However, recent political statements suggest potential restrictions on this transit, which could further isolate Ukraine's economy and limit its capacity to reach global markets, thereby exacerbating the economic fallout from ongoing agricultural thefts.

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strike on a grain warehouse Ruscists attacked agricultural enterprise in Novhorod-Siverskyi with "shaheds": grain warehouse was hit and fire broke out. PHOTOS Today, on 7 October, in the morning, Russian troops attacked Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv region, with several "Shahed" drones. 1 080 0 Previously in trend: Drone attack in Chernihiv region

Russians are loading ships with stolen grain at the port of Mariupol Russians load ships with stolen grain and coal in port of Mariupol. PHOTOS In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, Russian troops are loading ships with stolen Ukrainian grain and coal. 3 959 20 Previously in trend: Occupation of Mariupol

Farmers were growing grain on radioactive land in Zhytomyr region Farmers in Zhytomyr region growing grain on radioactive soil - six people suspected. VIDEO Police exposed a criminal group from Zhytomyr region that used radiation-contaminated land for agricultural production. 3 629 16 Previously in trend: Growing grain on radioactive soil

grain Kremlin seizes grain business in Russia through debts and repressions, - FIS People close to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin are taking control of the Russian agricultural industry, particularly the grain sector. 1 543 5 Previously in trend: Ukraine Intelligence

The pace of grain harvesting in Russia is falling. What is the reason? Grain harvesting rates in Russia are falling rapidly, - FISU Russia has recorded a sharp drop in grain harvest rates. 5 223 38

Romanian presidential candidate Victor Ponta Romanian presidential candidate Ponta promises to stop exports of Ukrainian grain if he wins Romanian presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Victor Ponta said that if he wins the election in May, he will stop the export of Ukrainian grain through Romanian ports in the Black Sea to protect local farmers. 4 878 39 Previously in trend: Export of Ukrainian grain

Yemeni Houthis They supplied Houthis with weapons and stolen Ukrainian grain: US imposes new sanctions against Russia - media The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against an international network of companies and businessmen who helped the Houthis in Yemen obtain weapons and military technology. 3 326 14 Previously in trend: houthis and the us

grain Ukraine, UK, and Lithuania have launched system to detect stolen grain from Russian-occupied territories - Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Koval Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Lithuania have launched the Grain Verification Scheme (GVS) aimed at detecting and stopping the illegal export of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories. 553 2

Grain from Ukraine Ukraine scales up Grain from Ukraine initiative into Food from Ukraine During the meeting, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitalii Koval agreed to coordinate efforts to scale up the Grain from Ukraine initiative and develop it into Food from Ukraine. 1 693 9

Зеленський про програму Зерно з України Zelenskyy: Grain from Ukraine program supplies 400 million people in 100 countries Speaking at the Third International Grain from Ukraine Conference, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 20 million people have already been saved from hunger under the Grain from Ukraine program. 1 028 16

зерно Ukraine increased grain exports by 58% this season - Ministry of Agrarian Policy Since the beginning of the 2024/2025 marketing year, as of October 30, Ukraine has exported 14.14 mln tonnes of grains and pulses, which is 5.24 mln tonnes, or 58%, more than in the same period last season. 16 0

Кім Стармер про атаки Росії по чорноморських портах на півдні України Russian attacks on ports in Black Sea threaten global food security - Starmer Russia's strikes on the Black Sea ports in southern Ukraine, which have become more frequent recently, threaten global food security. 692 9

Росіяни вивезли через окупований Маріуполь понад 180 тис. тонн українського зерна Ruscists have exported over 180 thousand tons of Ukrainian grain through Mariupol port this year - Shmyhal This year, Russian invaders have exported more than 180,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain through the port of Mariupol. 449 6 Previously in trend: War

РФ вдарила по цивільному судну з зерном у Чорному морі Russians may have mistakenly hit civilian grain carrier on its way from Odesa - British intelligence On September 12, Russians shot at the civilian grain carrier MV Aya, which was heading from Odesa to Egypt with 26 thousand tons of grain. It was probably done by accident. 4 936 41

сальдо Traitor Saldo to be tried in Kherson region for stealing 3 thousand tons of Ukrainian grain The so-called "governor of the Kherson region" Volodymyr Saldo will be tried in the Kherson region for the theft of three thousand tons of Ukrainian grain. 1 594 15

Заарештоване в Рені судно USKO MFU Illegal export of agricultural products through occupied Crimea: Captain of vessel arrested in port of Reni was served notice of suspicion. PHOTO The captain of the foreign vessel USKO MFU, which was exporting agricultural products through the closed seaports of the occupied Crimean peninsula, was served a notice of suspicion in absentia. 1 725 1

Зерно Russia stole Ukrainian grain worth over UAH 30 billion - Prosecutor General’s Office The Prosecutor General's Office said that the losses caused by Russia's misappropriation of Ukrainian grain amount to more than UAH 30 billion, but these figures are not final. 963 20

РФ вдарила по цивільному судну з зерном у Чорному морі Ruscists attacked civilian vessel with grain heading to Egypt - Zelenskyy. PHOTOS Today, on 12 September, Russia launched a missile attack on a civilian vessel carrying a cargo of wheat for Egypt. The occupiers struck immediately after the vessel left Ukrainian territorial waters in the Black Sea. 15 684 39

Росіяни вивозять українське зерно до Ірану Russians are exporting Ukrainian grain from occupied territories to Iran - National Resistance Center Russians are exporting Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories to Iran. 674 5

Із ТОТ Запорізької області Росія цьогоріч вкрала близько 500 тисяч тонн зерна This year Russia stole about half million tons of grain from Zaporizhzhia TOT - RMA This year, Russia has stolen and exported about 500 thousand tons of grain from the temporarily occupied territories of the Zaporizhzhia region and plans to export another 200 thousand tons. 540 7

СБУ затримала капітана вантажного судна, який допомагав окупантам в Криму He helped Russians to take stolen Ukrainian grain from Crimea: Captain of foreign cargo ship was detained - SSU. PHOTOS The Security Service detained a foreign cargo vessel and its captain, who worked for the aggressor, in the waters of the Odesa region. The ship sail under the flag of one of the Central African countries, and its crew was carrying out an order from Russia to export stolen Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied Crimea. 7 330 23

Зерно Ukraine and UK have come up with way to identify grain stolen by Russia: Lithuania agreed to be first to implement scheme in practice Deputy Ministers of Agrarian Policy and Food Markiian Dmytrasevych and Vitalii Holovnia held an online meeting with representatives of the agriculture ministries of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Lithuania. The topic of the meeting was the application of a system that can be used to determine the origin of grain supplied by Russia to world markets. 4 302 15

коридор,зерновий Exports of agricultural products from Black Sea ports have reached pre-war levels - Kyslytsia As of 29 April, 1,300 vessels have used the Black Sea humanitarian corridor created by Ukraine and international partners after Russia’s withdrawal from the grain initiative 1 942 18 Economics

анджей,дуда Gain issue with Ukraine should be resolved at political level - Duda Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that Warsaw will not be able to solve the problem of the ban on Ukrainian agricultural products and the blockade of the border by Polish farmers on its own, and a political solution is needed from the European Union. 951 13 World

зерно,вагон Negotiations between agrarian associations of Ukraine and Poland to continue this week - Ministry of Agrarian Policy Ukrainian and Polish agricultural associations will continue negotiations this week to unblock the border and continue the transit of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine. 409 7 Economics

зерно Czech Republic to propose ban on grain imports from Russia to Europe at EU summit - media The Czech Republic will propose at next week’s European Council meeting to ban imports of Russian and Belarusian grain to the European Union. 2 584 25 World

туск Tusk: I will appeal to Sejm to impose sanctions on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk promised to appeal to the Polish Sejm to impose sanctions against Russian and Belarusian agricultural products. 4 017 45 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

кулеба Kuleba and Sikorski discuss support for Ukraine, situation on border and impact of grain imports from Russia to EU Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held talks with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski. One of the topics of discussion was the import of Russian grain to the European market. 724 7 World

Блокада кордону у Польщі EU to step up inspections of Ukrainian grain to appease protesting farmers European Commissioner for Transport Adina Veljan said that the EU will step up inspections of grain from Ukraine to encourage farmers to stop protests. 2 577 82 World

польща Poland increases trade in agricultural products with Russia via Belarus - journalistic investigation. VIDEO Ukrainian journalists published an investigation into trade between Poland and Russia via Belarus. 25 522 224 World

польща Culprits will be arrested - head of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland, Kerwinskyi, about scattering of Ukrainian grain in Poland Polish law enforcement agencies will find and punish those responsible for spilling Ukrainian grain. 14 533 46 Incidents

польща Large farmers’ protest takes place in Warsaw: roads blocked, unknown people set off flares. PHOTOS Today, 27 February, a large farmers’ protest is taking place in Warsaw. 14 383 77 World

польща Poland insists on changing rules of agricultural trade with Ukraine, - Minister Sekerski Poland emphasises that the influx of agricultural products from Ukraine has made production unprofitable not only in Poland, but farmers in other EU countries are already beginning to feel it. 4 373 38 Economics

польща 180 tonnes of Ukrainian corn spilled from freight wagons in Poland - Ukrzaliznytsia. PHOTOS "Ukrzaliznytsia once again records illegal interference in the operation of railway transport in the territory of the Republic of Poland. 17 684 294 Incidents

зерно We are far from such agreement - Polish government says it is not ready to sign agreement with Ukraine on agricultural imports Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s chief of staff, Jan Grabec, says that Poland and Ukraine are far from reaching an agreement on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products blocked at the border by Polish protesting farmers. 10 613 143 World

зерно,українське,зернові Ukraine has not been selling its grain to Polish market for last five months, all Ukrainian grain is in transit - Shmyhal Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says that for the past five months Ukraine has not been selling its grain to the Polish market, and Ukrainian grain has been transiting through Poland only. 2 171 52 Economics

зерно,дунай,експорт Kyiv plans new Danube export route to bypass Polish blockade - Kubrakov Ukraine plans to use an additional route across the Danube River to increase exports to pre-war levels as Poland’s agricultural blockade blocks its land border with the European Union. 7 337 134 Economics

зерно Polish protesters block railroad on Ukrainian border and spill grain from a railroad car. VIDEO Polish protesters have started a new wave of protests near the Ukrainian border, opening a cargo container with agricultural products that had spilled onto the tracks. 30 003 337 Incidents

зерно Volume of transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through Poland is only 5% of total exports - Minister Kubrakov Claims by Polish agricultural associations that their market is oversaturated with Ukrainian agricultural products are unfair, as Ukraine only sent about 5% of its total exports in transit through Poland. 2 426 23 Economics

зерно Ministry of Agrarian Policy on incident with grain spilled by Polish protesters: Ukrainian farmers get this grain sometimes at expense of their lives The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine strongly condemns the deliberate destruction of Ukrainian grain by Polish protesters on the Ukrainian-Polish border. 4 394 66 Incidents

зерно,кордон Kuleba about spilled Ukrainian grain in Poland: Those responsible for provocation should be brought to justice The perpetrators of the provocation with the scattering of Ukrainian grain in Poland must be brought to justice. 2 232 29 World

зерно Poland wants to check all grain from Ukraine in transit to other countries Michal Kolodziejczak, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, said that all Ukrainian grain in transit through Poland to other countries and ports should be inspected. 7 074 60 World

зерно,кордон Spilled grain incident: Polish law enforcement collects evidence, no one has been detained yet Polish law enforcement officers have not yet detained anyone in the case of spilled grain from sealed trucks that were in transit through Poland to Lithuania. 4 311 27 Incidents

зерно Polish farmers spill grain from Ukrainian trucks at border. VIDEO At the Ukrainian-Polish border, farmers were spilling grain out of trucks coming from Ukraine. 23 853 168 World

зерно This year, first ship chartered by UN with humanitarian wheat left Ukraine. PHOTOS The first vessel chartered by the UN World Food Programme under the Grain From Ukraine programme in 2024 to carry humanitarian wheat for Nigeria departed Ukraine. 1 099 4 Incidents

ердоган,путін Erdogan and Putin to discuss war in Ukraine and grain corridor in Ankara - Turkish Foreign Ministry Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the war in Ukraine and the Black Sea Grain Initiative during Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s visit to Ankara. 3 927 53 Previously in trend: War

зерносховище Russian missile attack on Poltava region: full granary was damaged, part of crop was destroyed. PHOTO The day before, Russian troops attacked Poltava region, damaging a full grain storage facility. 8 556 46 Previously in trend: War

рінкевичс Latvian President Rinkēvičs calls for unilateral ban on Russian grain imports Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs says he supports a unilateral ban on Russian grain imports. 641 1 World