G7 leaders say they need to help countries facing food crises

"The G7 countries must also continue to work to help poor countries that are at risk of facing a food crisis," Draghi said, quoted on the Italian government's website.

The G7 countries also stressed their commitment to gradually reduce dependence on Russian energy supplies.

Earlier, British diplomat Alastair Crook, in an interview with the host of the Going Underground program on RT, Afshin Rattanzi, spoke about the impact of sanctions against Russia on the global food market.

UN Secretary General António Guterres at a meeting of the UN Security Council announced the need to return to the world markets of products and fertilizers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.