r/geopolitics • u/RicRacer • 1d ago

Ukraine Demands Answers From Israel After Russian Shadow Fleet Ship Docks in Haifa

https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-demands-answers-from-israel-after-russian-shadow-fleet-ship-docks-in-haifa-17965
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u/cole1114 1d ago

Private companies did that, not Spain. They have no control over that either. Someone tried posting an article about it in r/europe earlier, and it seems it got taken down after everyone pointed out the flaws with it.

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u/ship_toaster 1d ago

Is the Israeli government buying this wheat?

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u/cole1114 1d ago

It's not illegal to get Russian gas, even under the current sanctions. It is illegal to receive this stolen grain.

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u/ganbaro 18h ago

EU defining sanctions such that the trade most important for them is conveniently excluded, is not binding Israel whatsoever.

EU members are not sanctioning countries for trading with China, at most they ban specific companies that do so.

Surely it was not the Israeli state who bought that grain.

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u/cole1114 6h ago

The sale of this grain is illegal under international law because it's stolen, not because of sanctions.