Putin: Ukrainian Sea Mines, Western Sanctions to Blame for Lack of Food Shipments, Not Russia
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Ukraine should remove sea mines from areas near its ports to allow safe shipping.
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Global Food Crisis: Russia Tells West it will End Grain Blockade Once Sanctions are Lifted
Russia will lift its blockade of the Black Sea and allow grain to be exported again from Ukraine once Western nations lift sanctions, the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister has said.
Boris on Inflation: State Will ‘Put Our Arms Around the People as We Did During Covid’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the still will “put our arms around the British people again as we did during Covid” amid the cost of living and inflationary crisis.
Zimbabwe: Food Shortage Fears Grow as Bird Swarms Invade Major Farms
Massive flocks of the red-billed quelea bird — a notorious African crop pest — have decimated grain harvests across farms in western Zimbabwe in recent weeks, causing fears of a local food shortage in the near future, the online newspaper New Zimbabwe reported Monday.
Orban: Shortages of Ukrainian and Russian Grain Means ‘Famine in Many Parts of the World’, More Migration Pressure
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has warned that shortages of Ukrainian and Russian grain caused by the war and associated Russo-Western sanctions class will likely cause famine and new migration waves.
Food Crisis: Millions of Tons of Grain Stuck in Ukraine as Russia’s War Blocks Exports
Crucial grain from Ukraine isnt being exported, a U.N. director warns, saying there are millions of tons of grain “just sitting there”.
PM Modi: India Can ‘Feed the World’ in Face of Russia War Shortages
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that India is ready to fill the food supply gap caused by Russia’s latest war with Ukraine and “feed the world” — but is waiting on approval for this effort from the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Times of India reported.
EU Commission President, Slovak Prime Minister Go to Kyiv to Try to Secure Grain Exports
BRUSSELS (AP) – Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger and two top European Union officials are in Kyiv looking to shore up the bloc’s support for war-torn Ukraine.
Ukraine War Causing Food Shortages In Fragile Middle East
BEIRUT (AP) – Layal Aswad was already exhausted by Lebanon’s devastating two-year economic collapse. Now, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sends food and energy prices soaring even further, she finds herself struggling to put food on the table for her family of four.
Global Famine Feared as Russian Fleet Blocks Ukrainian Grain Ships
The world may be careering towards global famine as food insecurity spirals as Russia blocks grain exports from Ukraine.
Grain Prices Soar to Highest in Six Decades, Spark Concern of Food Shortages
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused grain costs to soar as both countries contribute a large portion of those products globally.
