EU to tackle threat to its influence with ‘food diplomacy’ to counter Russia

Bloc may introduce food-financing facility for countries in North Africa, Balkans and Middle East

The EU aims to address rising wheat and fertiliser prices and expected shortages in the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East with “food diplomacy” to counter Russia’s narrative on the effects of its Ukraine invasion, EU diplomats and officials say.

President Vladimir Putin said last week that the West’s sanctions against Russia had fomented a global food crisis and spiralling energy prices. Meanwhile, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN was considering a food import financing facility, said EU officials. In a list of recommendations on the FAO’s website Qu says: “Countries dependent on food imports from Russia and Ukraine should look for alternative suppliers to absorb the shock.”

And while wheat storage facilities are full, Ukraine cannot export because of a shortage of fuel, said EU officials.

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