Russia halts wartime deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain. It's a blow to global food security
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Russia has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed people into poverty.
  • mim@lemmy.sdf.org
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    11 months ago

    His country’s economy is in the toilet, the last thing he needs it to antagonise one of their largest (if not the largest) trading partner: the EU.

    Doubt he will continue blocking it, but time will tell.