Zelensky warns war could lead to famine in other nations

Russia’s attack on Ukraine risks causing famine in countries around the world, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Italian parliament on Tuesday, urging greater help to defeat the invaders.

In his latest address to Western lawmakers, Zelenskiy said via a video link that his people were clinging to survival, with the Russian military devastating Ukrainian cities and slaughtering civilians. “For Russian troops, Ukraine is the gates of Europe, where they want to break in, but barbarism must not be allowed to pass,” he said, adding that the consequences of the war were already being felt in many parts of the world.

The most terrible thing will be the famine that is approaching for some countries. Ukraine has always been one of the largest food exporters, but how can we sow (crops) under the strikes of Russian artillery? Countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen and others have come to rely on Ukrainian wheat in recent years and the war has caused wheat prices to skyrocket – rising by 50% in the last month.

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