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Blocking Ukrainian grain exports: “Wheat is a major geopolitical weapon”

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A wheat field in the village of Karpenkovo ​​150 kilometers from Voronezh in Russia (illustration image).

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By: Florent Guignard Follow

Cereals used as a weapon of war, this is the accusation launched at the United Nations by the European Union against Russia.

The head of American diplomacy even considered “ 

credible

 ” the information according to which Russia “ 

steals

 ”

Ukrainian grain exports " 

to sell for own profit

 ".

Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea are at a standstill, while those from Russia are disrupted by sanctions.

The decryption of the guest of RFI Arthur Portier, expert in raw materials within the cabinet Agritel.

  • Ukraine

  • Russia

  • Raw materials

  • Economic crisis

  • United States

  • European Union