Russia has denied US and EU claims that it is blocking grain exports from Ukraine, and accused the West of creating such a situation by imposing sanctions.
Ukrainian farmers have twenty million tonnes of grain they cannot get to international markets due to the ongoing invasion.
Moscow called for the West to remove the sanctions which it says are blocking grain exports from Ukraine.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said earlier this week Russia was using “hunger and grain to wield power”, while Ukraine has accused Russia of stealing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain in areas their forces have occupied.
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