Lebanese court decision to release vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain "encourages Russia to continue looting" - Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared the statement. 

"This decision actually encourages Russia to continue thefts in the temporarily occupied south of Ukraine with impunity. In addition, with such a decision, Lebanon actually undermines its own food security, pushing Ukraine away as its reliable partner," the department emphasized.

 They emphasized that the decision of the Lebanese court from August 4 allows the ship "Laodecia", which is under international sanctions due to the illegal export of cargo from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, to leave the port of Tripoli without hindrance with stolen Ukrainian flour and barley.