Swedish Court Seizes Russian-Linked Vessel Over Suspected Theft of Ukrainian Grain

A Swedish court has approved the arrest of the cargo vessel Caffa, marking the first-ever seizure of a ship by a foreign court at Ukraine’s request over the alleged illegal export of Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied territory. Ukrainian prosecutors say the vessel repeatedly entered ports in occupied Ukrainian territory, violating Ukrainian law, while using a false registration and a “Guinea False” identity to disguise its activities.