US EditionUkraine Urges EU to Sanction Bangladeshi Importers Amid Grain Smuggling Claims
- As of June 27, 2025, Ukraine plans to urge the European Union to impose sanctions on Bangladeshi companies involved in purchasing wheat taken from Ukrainian regions occupied by Russian forces.
- This move follows Bangladesh's failure to respond to Ukrainian diplomatic appeals, including multiple letters requesting rejection of over 150,000 tonnes of allegedly stolen grain shipped from Russia's Kavkaz port.
- Ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk and an anonymous Russian trader indicated that to conceal the provenance of grain exported from Russian ports, Russia blends wheat taken from Ukrainian regions under its control with its own, complicating efforts to determine its original source.
- The June 11 Ukrainian letter warned Bangladesh of facing serious sanctions consequences for receiving stolen grain, which Kyiv says fuels humanitarian suffering and may target importing companies and government officials.
- Kyiv's escalation to the EU suggests growing diplomatic tensions and potential expansion of sanctions to entities facilitating this trade amid ongoing Russian grain seizures since 2014.
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Ukraine to seek EU sanctions against Bangladesh over Russia-stolen grain import
"It's a crime," Ukraine's ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, told Reuters. "We will share our investigation with our European Union colleagues, and we will kindly ask them to take the appropriate measures."
Ukraine will appeal to the European Union to impose sanctions against Bangladeshi enterprises that import wheat from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.
The Straits Times
bdnews24.comUkraine calls for EU sanctions on Bangladeshi entities for import of 'stolen grain'
NEW DELHI/DHAKA - Ukraine plans to ask the European Union to sanction Bangladeshi entities it says are importing wheat taken from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, after its warnings to Dhaka failed to stop the trade, a top Ukrainian diplomat in South Asia said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ukraine Urges EU to Sanction Bangladeshi Importers Amid Grain Smuggling Claims
Ukraine plans to request EU sanctions on Bangladeshi entities accused of importing wheat from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia. Ukrainian diplomats allege Russian forces mix this grain with Russian wheat for exports. Kyiv has escalated the issue after Bangladesh failed to respond to warnings.
Ukraine Planning to Ask EU to Sanction Bangladesh
Ukraine is planning to ask the European Union to sanction Bangladeshi entities that are importing wheat taken from Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia. In the past, Ukraine has warned Dhaka to stop the trade of goods from its occupied territories. Russian forces have occupied a large part of Ukraine’s southern agricultural region since 2014. Kyiv has also accused Russia of stealing its grain, even before the 2022 invasion that started the l…
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