Russia is 'weaponizing' food, Joly tells Commonwealth partners
Russia is 'weaponizing' food, Joly tells Commonwealth partners
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/commonwealth-russia-ukraine-food-1.6501641
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Commonwealth leaders, meeting for the first time in four years, discussed food security and the risk of starvation as Canada's foreign affairs minister sought to lay the blame for the impending crisis at the feet of Russia.
"What is clear to us is that Russia is weaponizing food, and putting a toll on many countries around the world, and putting 50 million lives at risk," Mélanie Joly told reporters late Friday, while giving a recap of the first day of the Commonwealth meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.
Ukraine is the world's fourth-largest grain exporter and reportedly has more 30 million tonnes of grain in storage, waiting for export. Farmers are said to be building temporary silos and are worried because the summer harvest is only weeks away.
The country's Black Sea ports of Odesa, Pivdennyi, and Mykolaiv and Chornomorsk serve as major terminals — shipping about 4.5 million tonnes of grain per month, but a Russian naval blockade is preventing movement.
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You know, 47% expect to eag & have somewhere go live. Just ask romney! 
Psychopaths.
