FILE PHOTO: Ears of wheat are seen in a area close to the village of Zhovtneve, Ukraine, July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Russia’s international ministry mentioned on Monday that makes an attempt by the West and the G7 group of countries particularly to isolate Moscow have worsened international meals shortages.
G7 international ministers promised on Saturday to strengthen Russia’s financial and political isolation, proceed supplying weapons to Ukraine and work to ease meals shortages stemming from Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of its neighbor.
“Makes an attempt to divert Russia economically, financially and logistically from long-standing channels of worldwide cooperation are solely exacerbating financial and meals crises,” the international ministry mentioned in an announcement on its web site.
“It ought to be famous that it was the unilateral actions of Western international locations, primarily from the Group of Seven, that exacerbated the issue of breaking the logistics and monetary chains of meals provides to world markets.”
Earlier than the struggle Ukraine and Russia mixed accounted for about 29% of wheat manufacturing for the world market.
Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a “particular army operation” to disarm Ukraine and defend it from fascists. Ukraine and the West say the fascist allegation is baseless and that the struggle is an unprovoked act of aggression.
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