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Russia pressured the West to lift sanctions against Ukraine over the war in Ukraine, while also trying to blame other countries for the growing food crisis due to the war.
Russia fought the war in Ukraine (Russia-Ukraine War) on Thursday to lift sanctions against it, while also blaming other countries for the growing food crisis caused by Kyiv’s inability to send millions of tons of grain and other agricultural products to other countries due to the war. Tried. Britain (Britain) immediately accused Moscow of trying to hold the world hostage for ransom and said there would be no relaxation of sanctions. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but during the war Russia (Russia) has blocked its ports, due to which it is not able to send its products to other countries.
In such a situation, the world food supply is in danger. Many of those ports still have large amounts of landmines. Kremlin (Russian presidential office) spokesman Dmitry Peskov tried to blame the crisis on Western countries. “We accuse Western countries of taking many illegal actions that have led to the blockade,” he said in a conference call with reporters. Russia itself is a major grain exporter, and Peskov said Western countries should rescind illegal decisions that are hindering shipping and grain exports.
Russia’s statement is being seen as a deliberate attempt to hold the West responsible for the Ukrainian blockade, in which it is talking about not being able to export its grain to defend itself. Western officials have dismissed these claims. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week that food, fertilizers and seeds are free from sanctions imposed by the US and many other countries and that Washington is working to make sure countries know that the flow of those goods is not affected. should be.
Fourth month started due to war
It has been the fourth month since the war began and leaders around the world are calling for a solution this week. Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday proposed opening a corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Black Sea ports and another to allow ships to leave Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. Mikhail Mizintsev, the head of Russia’s National Defense Control Center, said 70 foreign ships from 16 countries are now in six Black Sea ports, including Odessa, Kherson and Mykolaiv. He did not specify how many meals might be ready to be carried. On the other hand, Ukraine expressed doubts about the Russian proposal.
‘Countries ready to agree in principle on safe corridors’
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba in Davos said the country was ready to agree in principle on safe corridors, but was not sure whether it could count on Russia to abide by a deal. British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said today that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to hold the world hostage for a ransom by demanding the lifting of some restrictions before allowing Ukrainian grain shipments to resume.
During a visit to Sarajevo, Truss said, ‘he has essentially weaponized hunger and lack of food among the poorest people around the world.’
“It is not possible to remove sanctions, any appeasement will only make Putin stronger in the long run,” he said. On the battlefield, the Ukrainian Army General Staff said on Thursday that Russian forces were continuing to intensify their offensive in several parts of the front line of Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region. After suffering several setbacks, Russia has focused on fighting in this industrial region with coal mines and factories. Military officials said Russian forces were continuing their efforts to gain a foothold in the region of Svyarodonetsk, the only part of the Luhansk region in the Donbass under Ukrainian government control.
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