(AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium-range rocket systems. Ukraine has said Russia is blocking the export of 22 million tons of its grain, some of it destined for Africa. African countries imported 44% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine between 2018 and 2020, according to the U.N. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the EU’s sanctions are making things worse. ———KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has welcomed the European Union’s decision to block most imports of Russian oil.

Source: ABC News May 31, 2022 08:20 UTC