Russia is blocking grain exports from Ukrainian ports to provoke a global food crisis, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said at a meeting of G7 foreign ministers, Bild reports..

Burbock directly accused Russia of waging a " She believes that the Russian government is deliberately trying to increase the consequences of the war in Ukraine by extending them to Africa as well..

“We shouldn’t be naive,” Burbock emphasizes.. According to her, the fact that Russia is blocking ports in Ukraine, as a result of which grain cannot be exported, is “not just collateral damage from the war”: in this way, the aggressor is preparing the ground for deliberately weakening international cooperation.

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Due to Russian-blocked Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea, the world was left without huge supplies of agricultural products from Ukraine. Ukraine is one of the world's top five exporters of various key agricultural commodities, including corn, wheat and barley, according to the USDA..

It is also a leading exporter of sunflower oil and meal.. In 2021, agricultural products accounted for 41% of Ukraine's total exports.

Ukrainian ports remain blocked for about 4. 5 million tons of grain. The situation affects the countries of the Middle East and Africa, where inexpensive bread from Ukraine is one of the ways to survive.

According to the head of the UN World Food Program David Beasley, if the ports do not work within 60 days, the Ukrainian economy is in danger of collapsing..