European Leaders in Davos Decry Russia Using Food as ‘Blackmail’
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Ukrainian soldiers and officials inspect a wheat grain warehouse earlier shelled by Russian forces in Novovorontsovka, Ukraine, on May 6.
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European leaders slammed President Vladimir Putin for using food as a weapon as governments seek ways to free Ukrainian exports from Russia’s blockade.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Russia’s bombing of grain warehouses, blockading of Ukrainian ships filled with wheat in the Black Sea and hoarding of its own food exports were causing global wheat prices to skyrocket and leaving fragile countries even more vulnerable.