Russia denies causing global food crisis

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Russia denies causing global food crisis
26 Jul 2022
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Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, denied suggestions that his country was to blame for the world food crisis while on a diplomatic offensive in Egypt. In a Cairo address to Arab League ambassadors, he claimed that Western countries were misrepresenting the effects of sanctions on world food security.

He charged that the Western world was attempting to impose its dominance on others. Grain shortages brought on by Russia's war in Ukraine are severely affecting a large portion of the Arab world and Africa. After Russia attacked targets in the port of Odesa on Saturday, a historic agreement to resume Ukraine's grain exports is in jeopardy.

After that, Mr. Lavrov will travel to three African countries to mobilise support amid opposition to the war. According to Mr. Lavrov, the "aggressiveness" with which Western countries have imposed sanctions against Russia points to one obvious conclusion: "It is not about Ukraine, it is about the future of the global order.

"They say everybody must support a rules-based world order, and the rules are written depending on what specific situation the West wants to resolve in its own favour." Prior to that, Mr. Lavrov spoke with Sameh Shoukry, his Egyptian counterpart.

 

Russia has strong ties with Egypt and provides wheat, weapons, and - prior to the invasion of Ukraine - a significant amount of tourists.

 

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