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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