Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a global food crisis following Russia’s invasion of his country, during a virtual speech addressing attendees at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 11.
“The world will face an acute and severe food crisis and famine,” he said to the 575 delegates from 40 countries at the dialogue, according to CNBC. “The food [crisis] touches Asia, Europe, and Africa. Russia has blocked the Black Sea. Prices are rising. Russia is violating international law,” he said in a question and answer session.
Ukraine and Russia are two of the largest exporters of some of the biggest staple foods in the world. Combined, they both account for 27 percent of the world’s wheat trade and 53 percent of sunflower oil and seed trade….