Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that alongside its ongoing nuclear threat, Russia is also weaponising essentials like global food and energy markets, and using them “not only against our country, but all of yours as well”. Zelenskyy disclosed this to world leaders in the UN General AssemblySince the start of the war, Ukrainian ports in the Black and Azov seas were blocked by Russia and its ports on the Danube River targeted by drones and missiles, he said. “It is a clear Russian attempt to weaponise the food shortage on the global market, in exchange for recognition of some, if not all, of the captured territories.”He said the impact of that weaponisation could be seen from Africa to South-East Asia. He added that Russia was conducting mass kidnapping and deportation of Ukrainian children, making it a clear case of genocide. He said the children were taught to hate Ukraine and all ties broken with their families in Russia.

Source: Punch September 20, 2023 14:13 UTC