US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has accused Russia of using food as a weapon, holding food hostage not only to Ukrainians but to millions of people around the world ,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 20 , May , 2022 | War News .
Quote
Blinken appealed to Russia at the UN Security Council to end the blockade of Ukrainian ports.
“It seems that the Russian government believes that the use of food as a weapon will help to do what the invasion did not do – to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people,” he said.
Details
A senior Moscow official later denied the allegations, saying the Russians were “not idiots” and would not export food while subject to harsh Western sanctions.
At the same time, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, dismissed any allegations that the Kremlin was to blame for the global food crisis.
Reuters reports that the war in Ukraine has led to rising world prices for grain, oil, fuel and fertilizers.
Russia and Ukraine account for almost a third of the world’s wheat supplies. In addition, Kyiv is a major exporter of corn, barley, sunflower and rapeseed oil, while Russia and Belarus account for more than 40% of world exports of potash, a nutrient for crops.
Before
Blinken announced that the United States will provide an additional $ 215 million in new food aid to Ukraine.
Source: Ukrgate
