Russia's Black Sea blockade is preventing most exports from Ukraine and exacerbating a food crisis in the developing world, particularly in Africa.
African Union head Macky Sall visits Vladimir Putin in Sochi. Photo: Mikhail Klimentiyev/Sputnik via Gettyis preventing most exports from Ukraine and exacerbating a food crisis in the developing world, particularly in Africa.Secretary of State Tony Blinken accused Russia on Monday of "blackmail" and "exporting starvation and suffering.
African countries are now facing "a witches brew of financial, fuel and food crises" due to drought, the pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine, says Gyude Moore, a fellow at the Center for Global Development and former government minister for Liberia."Since it appears like stifling global grain supplies is a part of Russia's response to the sanctions, it isn't clear that the Africans have enough leverage to sway the Russians from the path they're on," Moore says.
The sanctions have also made it more difficult for Russia to export grain and, crucially, fertilizers, though those problems appear to be at least partially resolved,the U.S. and Ukraine accuse Russia of expropriating grain from eastern Ukraine and exporting it for profit.
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