The sooner Russia unblocks the seaports of Ukraine, the sooner the unfolding of the food crisis in the world due to the shortage of Ukrainian grain will stop, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said..

Russia blocked access to our ports on the Black Sea and occupied our part of the coast of the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov. As a result of this military blockade, most of the traditional Ukrainian trade routes are closed.. Currently, 22 million tons of grain in Ukraine are in storage. We cannot send them to the global market where they are needed right now, at this time,” he said during an online meeting at the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia think tank..

Grain prices in the world have already jumped. Subsequently, this will affect the cost of other food. Various exporting countries have to cut exports to keep domestic prices from exploding and protect their consumers.

The UN estimates that 40-50 million additional people will be affected by hunger this year..

“I consider this assessment to be conservative.. Hunger doesn't come by itself. Along with it, there is always political chaos, which further aggravates the situation, destroys social life and creates even more dangerous conditions for ordinary people,"

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He is confident that other dictators will follow Putin's example, who want to conquer neighbors or take their territory.. No trade route at sea and no country after that will be safe, Ukrainian President warns.

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Earlier, Ukrainian intelligence reported that Russia wants to arrange a famine in the Kherson region in order to force the local population to surrender..

The question of Ukraine's ability to grow a decent harvest in the face of intense hostilities is of interest not only to its residents, but also to consumers far beyond its borders.. Read about the forecasts for the current marketing year in the article by Larisa Guk and Sergey Sledz “Despite the war: the future harvest will be enough for ourselves and for export”.