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  • 2022-06-23 (xsd:date)
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  • evidence suggests Russia is manufacturing a food crisis to get sanctions lifted. While there is no blockade of foodstuffs leaving Russia (en)
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  • At the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to justify his war in Ukraine while railing against the West.Few Western states joined the showcase event, helping make China’s participation more pronounced. China’s President Xi Jinping addressed the forum virtually on June 18, stressing Beijing’s steadfast support for Moscow. Chinese media coverage of the address featured more spin of the fallout from Russia’s invasion.On June 16, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko weighed in on the global food crisis, which the war in Ukraine has worsened.Abramchenko said the COVID-19 pandemic caused shocks to the global food market, and she claimed the large-scale sanctions levied against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine had worsened matters."In addition to a series of factors caused by the [COVID-19] pandemic, there are additional risk factors associated with the air and sea blockades [of Russia], China’s state-run CGTN cited Abramchenko as saying."This means that we are not able to supply food to the places around the world that desperately need it. Or that we can still deliver it (en)
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