European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian grain exports a “real war crime”, adding that the bloc’s sanctions against Russia played no role in the global crisis. foods.
Speaking to journalists on the way to a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said that “it is not European sanctions” that are “creating this crisis”.
Some background: Russia’s war in Ukraine could drive up to 49 million people into famine or famine-like conditions because of its devastating impact on global food supply and prices, the United Nations (UN) said.
Countries are scrambling to find a way around the blockade, and the US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said Russian President Vladimir Putin “absolutely weaponized food” by blocking grain exports. from Ukraine.
Borrell’s remarks come after Putin said Russia’s actions in Ukraine are not responsible for the global food crisis and accused the United States of raising food prices in his speech at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. fair (24).
“Hunger in the poorest countries will be on the conscience of the US government and Eurocrats,” he said.
The minister counters Putin’s remarks: Borrell countered these allegations on Monday, saying that “the problem comes from the Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain”. Countries that want to buy Russian fertilizers are free to do so, Borrell said, reiterating that the bloc’s sanctions are not aimed at food or fertilizer.
“It cannot be imagined that millions of tons of wheat remain blocked in Ukraine while in the rest of the world people are starving. This is a true war crime,” Borrell said.
He added that he does not see the food crisis lasting “much longer”, expressing his hope that the UN will “reach an agreement” with Russia soon to unlock Ukrainian grain exports.
Source: CNN Brasil
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