Russia downplays role of Ukraine conflict in food crisis

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Russia on Wednesday rejected suggestions that grain stuck in Ukrainian ports was fuelling a global food crisis as Moscow pressed ahead with its military offensive. Moscow’s campaign in the pro-Western country has not only devastated crops and farming, but also disrupted crucial deliveries from Ukraine — one of the world’s main grain producers — fuelling concern about hunger and food prices worldwide. “As far as we know, there is much less grain than the Ukrainians […]