• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Thursday, millions of people could starve as a result of Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
• Zelenskys warned the world was on the verge of a “terrible food crisis”.

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Thursday, millions of people could hunger as a result of Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports

In a televised remark, Zelensky warned the world was on the verge of a “terrible food crisis,” with Ukraine unable to export vast quantities of wheat, corn, oil, and other products that have a “stabilizing role in the global market.”

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In nearly 15 weeks of fighting, Russia has seized large swaths of Ukraine’s coast, and its warships now command the Black and Azov Seas, preventing Ukraine’s farm exports and driving up grain prices.

Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of using food supply as a weapon.

Russia blames the incident on Ukrainian mines sunk at sea and international sanctions imposed on Moscow.

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Ukraine shipped close to 6 million tonnes of grain in the month leading up to Russia’s invasion, which began on February 24. Moscow refers to the operation as a “special military operation.”