“Food security has been undermined for several years by the illiterate macroeconomic moves of the collective West, exacerbated by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In other words, problems arose long before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine,” Antonov said, his words are quoted in the message of the embassy in Telegram.
He noted that the situation has escalated due to a “wave of unilateral and illegitimate anti-Russian sanctions” that has disrupted supply chains and created disruptions in international financial flows.
Russia remains committed to its obligations under international contracts in terms of export deliveries of agricultural products and fertilizers, Antonov stressed.
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.