Russia is to blame for the world food crisis, says Charles Michel
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, July 25, 2022
According to Charles Michel, the President of the Council of the European Union, only Russia is to blame for the food crisis in the world. Charles Michel spoke about this at the summit of first ladies and gentlemen.
“The Kremlin's war against Ukraine is having an extremely large impact on food security. A few minutes ago, we had a conversation with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. A few hours ago, Russian missiles were fired at the port of Odessa, targeting millions of tons of grain that are stuck in the ports due to the Russian blockade. This poses a huge threat to the lives of millions of people in the world,” said Michel.
As the President of the Council of the European Union mentioned, he was recently in Africa, where the leaders of the African countries expressed concern about the situation created by the actions of Russia, which may become even more complicated.
“We must clearly understand that Russia is to blame for this crisis. Only it is to blame for the food threats in the world. That is why the sanctions against Russia will remain in force,” said Michelle.
One day after the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports and unblocking of ports, the Russian Air Force launched a missile attack on infrastructure in the port of Odessa, Ukraine.
“The enemy attacked the sea-trade port of Odessa with Kalibr cruise missiles. The Air Defense Forces of Ukraine were able to shoot down 2 missiles, and 2 destroyed the infrastructure of the port,” writes the Southern Operational Command of Ukraine on Telegram.
On July 22, the parties signed an agreement on the unblocking of Ukrainian ports and the export of grain. Within the framework of the agreement, Ukraine will be able to export approximately 20 million tons of grain from the country.
