Winter wheat harvest. File photoMOSCOW, June 7Western sanctions against Russia have proved ineffective and provoked world famine, columnist Pankaj Mishra wrote in an article for Bloomberg. In his opinion, the United States and its allies introduced restrictive measures against Moscow without taking into account consequences for other countries. «Of course, unsystematic steps, which are mainly based on concern for their own interests, have always been doomed to failure,» Mishra said. The author of the material believes that the West failed to put pressure on Russia with the help of sanctions. «Ineffective even against weak regimes like Cuba, the sanctions, as expected, failed to stop the Russian leader, while exposing billions of people around the world to inflation and hunger,» the publicist explained his position.
Nebenzya left the UN Security Council hall after unsubstantiated accusations against RussiaThe UN has repeatedly stated the threat of a food crisis due to shortages grain, the West accused Russia of counteracting the supply of Ukrainian grain to world markets — Moscow categorically rejected such accusations. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there were no problems with the export of grain from Ukraine. In addition, he called the allegations that Moscow allegedly hinders the transportation of food, a bluff. The head of state called on Kyiv to clear the ports for the safe passage of ships. Putin also noted that grain can also be exported along the Danube through Romania, Hungary and Poland. The cheapest way is through Belarus, but for this you need to lift the sanctions, he explained. withdrawal of ships with grain
