Alexey Pushkov. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 25 Senator Alexei Pushkov commented on statements by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock that Russia allegedly uses famine as a weapon.»The arguments of Western critics of Russia have nothing to do with the true state of affairs, because it is not subject to the requirements of logic and evidence, but has a purely declarative and instrumental nature. The goal is to justify the policy of extreme hostility towards Russia,» the senator wrote in his Telegram channel. The United Nations (UN) has repeatedly announced the threat of a food crisis due to for the shortage of grain, Western countries accused Moscow of opposing the supply of Ukrainian goods to world markets, Russia categorically rejected such accusations. At the same time, Kyiv itself created many obstacles to the export of grain for export: in addition to the revealed arson of food in the port of Mariupol, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out mining of the Black Sea, which does not allow transporting resources to world markets by ships. According to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, problems with the export of grain from Ukraine does not exist and Moscow does not interfere with this. The President pointed out that if Ukraine clears the ports of mines, transport ships with grain will be able to leave without problems. Western countries have introduced several packages of sanctions against Russia because of the special operation in Ukraine. Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, speaking about the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, said that they would lead to a full-fledged international food crisis with the prospect of starvation in individual countries. At the same time, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Andrey Razin called statements about the impending world famine due to Russia fake, noting that the country is a reliable partner. called Burbock's words about Russia a cynical lie
