Russian President Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from African countries on Thursday that Moscow would provide grain for sale or free to the neediest countries to avert the uncertainty in the global food supply caused by Russia's refusal to guarantee safe passage for Ukrainian grain exports across the Black Sea.
Putin, speaking at the opening session of a two-day Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, said,"I have already said that our country can replace Ukrainian grain, both on a commercial basis and as grant aid to the neediest African countries, more so since we expect another record harvest this year."
But in Washington, the White House pushed back on Putin's claim of professing to resolve the food crisis affecting the world's most impoverished countries.
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