The West accused Moscow of creating a threat of global famine, but these are just empty words, writes the Chinese Global Times (GT).
The West itself did far more damage. The causes of the food crisis are its anti-Russian sanctions and deliberate fomenting of conflict.
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Western countries criticize Russia for abandoning the grain deal, but this is idle chatter because they ignore that their sanctions against Moscow have created far more threats to the global food market.
And that the escalation of the conflict is evident precisely because of their provocative actions.
Chinese experts said this on Sunday after hearing the West condemn the Kremlin for stalling the grain deal and calling its actions “unjustified”.
On Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it was suspending the implementation of agreements on the export of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports, explaining this as a “terrorist attack” on ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels that guarantee the security of the corridor of wheat.
Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed or denied the attack. But according to RT, they called Russia’s decision to suspend the deal “primitive blackmail”. condemned the Kremlin for stalling the wheat deal and called its actions “unjustified”.
This binding agreement between Moscow and Kiev was concluded in July in Istanbul with the mediation of the UN and Turkey.
Its purpose was to unblock the supply of agricultural products to and from Ukraine through the Black Sea; they were banned due to the armed conflict between the two countries.
This arrangement was greatly appreciated. It was essential for alleviating the global food crisis and helping the world’s poorest countries facing hunger.
Shortly after news of Moscow’s suspension broke, US President Joe Biden denounced the decision, calling it “simply outrageous” and saying it would lead to “increased hunger”.
“There is no benefit from what they have done. The UN period negotiated this agreement,” Biden said.
The European Union also called on the Kremlin on Sunday to reverse the decision to refuse to participate in a key wheat export deal.
“Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the Black Sea agreement jeopardizes the main route for the export of grains and fertilizers, so necessary to unlock the global food crisis, the cause of which was the military operation against Ukraine,” said the head of the EU. -‘s. policy Josep Borrell.
The West deliberately ignores the fact that after the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, attacks on civilian infrastructure have increased significantly, Li Ziguo, a senior researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, told the Global Times.
He noted that Moscow’s actions were a response to attacks on Black Sea Fleet ships and civilian vessels.
In such a scenario, Lee added that all parties involved, especially the West, should refrain from escalation and not add fuel to the fire.
The Russian government says British intelligence agencies helped develop a plan to carry out a drone strike on Saturday against the country’s fleet, based in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol.
This statement, in connection with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, is quoted by the TASS agency.
The UK Ministry of Defense denies the allegations.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said: “Washington’s response to this terrorist attack in the port of Sevastopol is truly scandalous.”
He emphasized that the United States refrains from condemning the “reckless actions of the Kiev regime”.
According to experts, Russia’s withdrawal from the wheat agreement will significantly affect the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Africa.
With the suspension of the agreement, Russia, with the participation of Turkey, will send free of charge up to 500 thousand tons of grain to the poorest countries of the world in the next four months.
This was announced on Saturday by the Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Patrushev, speaking on the TV channel “Russia-24”.
“The West always accuses Russia of being the cause of the global food crisis. This is typical trickery and denigration of the country. They must ask themselves: what will Moscow gain by creating chaos in the global food market?” Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Relations at Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Sunday.
Li Jiguo pointed out that the direct consequences of the conflict on the global food crisis are incomparable to the damage caused by the anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the West.
“Sanctions lead to the fact that Moscow cannot import the fertilizers and seeds it needs. And this is a deeper reason for the increase in prices on the world market and a more serious threat to global food security,” he said.
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