The latest conversation between the head of the Italian government Mario Draghi and Russian President Putin concerned the development of the situation in Ukraine and was focused on attempts to find a joint solution to the food crisis in the world.. Against the backdrop of the Kremlin's war against Kyiv, many countries have already faced large-scale humanitarian consequences, in some places bordering on famine, writes ANSA.

“The aim was to ask if something could be done to unblock the grain in the [ports] of Ukraine, because the already approaching food crisis in some African countries will have gigantic proportions and terrible humanitarian consequences,” Draghi quoted the mentioned Italian publication..

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The politician says he was trying to understand " He intends to discuss this issue with Volodymyr Zelensky in the near future..

Meanwhile, during a conversation with Putin, Draghi "

Recall that the Foreign Ministry is studying Italy's proposals to end the Russian-Ukrainian war.