Russia is putting the world at risk of famine through its blockade of Ukraine's shipments of grains and restrictions on its own exports, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Saturday.
The threat to food security and a"battle of narrative" with Russia on Western-imposed sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine will dominate European Union foreign ministers' talks in Luxembourg on Monday.
"Russia's conscious political choice is to 'weaponise'" grain exports and"use them as a tool for blackmail against anyone that opposes its aggression" in Ukraine, Borrell said. The sanctions imposed by the EU"do not prohibit Russia to export any agricultural goods, payment for such Russian exports or the provision of seeds, provided that sanctioned individuals or entities are not involved".
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