h/t EU "diplomat" Borrell ...

EU warns that Russia seeks to create dependencies through cheap grain | Hellenic Commodity News |

The EU has warned developing countries and the Group of 20 (G20) members that Russia is offering cheap grain "to create new dependencies," Reuters reported on Aug. 3, citing a letter it has obtained.

"As the world deals with disrupted supplies and higher prices, Russia is now approaching vulnerable countries with bilateral offers of grain shipments at discounted prices, pretending to solve a problem it created itself," the EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell said in the letter seen by Reuters on Aug. 2.

"This is a cynical policy of deliberately using food as a weapon to create new dependencies by exacerbating economic vulnerabilities and global food insecurity."
Russia unilaterally terminated the Black Sea Grain Initiative on July 17. The deal, brokered by Türkiye and the U.N. in July 2022, allowed Ukraine to export its grain amid the full-scale Russian invasion.

Ukraine's grain exports are vital to the world's food supply.

Zelenskyy had announced he wanted a grain deal cutting out Russia completely and set up talks with the UN and Türkiye... neutral NATO states to patrol the Sea of Odessa, Danube ports, Black Sea and guide International vessel through the Dardanelles. Building permanent walls for our security and share future wealth from the EU-UK-USA.

Zelenskyy Wanted Russia Out of UN Grain Deal | July 17, 2023 |

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