WORLD_ European leaders press Putin on food crisis, call for diplomacy to end war in Ukraine

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

European leaders press Putin on food crisis, call for diplomacy to end war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council via videoconference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 27, 2022. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) more >


By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times - Saturday, May 28, 2022


European leaders on Saturday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to lift his blockade of Ukrainian grain exports as world leaders brace for a looming food crisis.

In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mr. Putin committed to allowing vessels to access Odesa, a key Ukrainian port city on the Black Sea, once the waterways are cleared of mines, according to a French readout of the call.

Ukraine and Russia are among the world’s top producers of wheat, corn, and sunflower oil. Russia has mined many of Ukraine’s ports, blocking the export of critical food supplies.

Analysts fear the blockade has put the world on the brink of a food security crisis.

According to the Elysee Palace readout of Saturday’s call, Mr. Putin told the European leaders that the Kremlin would not impede grain exports from the port, and that “the port would not be used by Russia for military purposes.”

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