Secretary of State Antony on Monday accused Russia of 'exporting starvation' by mining farmland in Ukraine, blockading Ukrainian food exports and of stealing grain to sell around the world as part of a plot to blackmail the West into lifting sanctions.
It follows repeated warnings that the conflict in was driving up global food prices and could trigger a disaster in Africa.
During a meeting with aid agencies and private-sector groups, Blinken said that 20 million tons of wheat was trapped in silos near the Ukrainian port of Odessa, with more stuck on ships that could not depart because of Russian warships.
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