Putin Plans to Let World Starve Unless Demands Met as Russia Hoards Grain.
Russia has said it is prepared to allow grain to leave Ukrainian Black Sea ports as long as sanctions imposed against Moscow due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine are eased.
The comments by Russian deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko follow fear that Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports could cause global starvation as accusations mount that Vladimir Putin is weaponizing food as part of his invasion.
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