President Zelensky has warned that huge amounts of grain could be stuck in Ukraine by the autumn because of Russia’s naval blockadeRussia’s United Nations ambassador walked out of a security council session after the European Council president blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for driving a global food shortage. At the meeting last night Charles Michel, president of the European Council, accused Moscow of using grain supplies as a “stealth missile” against the developing world. SponsoredRussia’s ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, accused Michel of spreading lies, despite Ukraine’s inability to export its grain, and stormed out of the meeting. Grain burns in a warehouse that has been shelled repeatedly by Russian forces in Ukraine’s Donetsk region SERHII NUZHNENKO/REUTERS“Mr Ambassador of the Russian Federation, let’s be honest, the Kremlin is using food supplies as a stealth missile against developing countries,” Michel said at the meeting in New York. “The dramatic consequences of Russia’s war are spilling over across the globe, and this is driving up food prices, pushing

Source: The Times June 07, 2022 16:04 UTC