Ukraine has officially requested Israel to detain a cargo ship that, according to Kiev, is transporting stolen Ukrainian grain, escalating the diplomatic dispute between the two countries after Israeli authorities allowed a previous ship carrying a similar cargo to unload at the port of Haifa without any hindrance. The bulk carrier ship named Panormitis, sailing under the Panamanian flag, which allegedly transported more than 6,200 tons of wheat and 19,000 tons of barley, reached the waters near Haifa by April 25, according to maritime traffic monitoring services. The Ukrainian-Israeli diplomatic scandal has sharply escalated in recent days. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on Wednesday that Kiev has officially approached Israel through diplomatic and legal channels "to take action regarding the Panormitis ship." "The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office submitted a request to the Israeli authorities based on a Ukrainian court decision to detain the ship as part ...