00:01Sweden will hand over to Kyiv a seized Russian Shadow Fleet cargo ship, which Ukraine suspects
00:06of transporting grain stolen from its occupied territory.
00:11It comes after the Supreme Court on the 4th of August dismissed an appeal by Kaffa Shipping
00:17Limited, which owns the 96-meter Kaffa, in a bid to block the transfer requested by Ukraine
00:23and approved by two lower courts in Sweden.
00:26On Thursday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiya thanked Sweden, saying,
00:32quote, This landmark decision sets an important precedent. The Kaffa, which was sailing under a
00:39false Guinean flag, was headed for St. Petersburg when armed Swedish police boarded it early March
00:45off Trelebur on its southern coast. 10 of the 11 crew on board were Russian nationals.
00:51According to the Istat District Court in Stockholm, authorities had acted on a request for legal
00:58assistance from Ukraine, with Kaffa being the subject of investigation. Analysts believe
01:03Moscow's Shadow Fleet consists of agentships in poor condition, without proper insurance,
01:09and with opaque ownership, which are often used to skirt Western sanctions.
01:14So, let's begin.
01:17So, let's get started.
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