U.S. Says Russia Is 'Stealing' Ukraine's Grain

 

Reuters: Blinken says reports Russia is 'pilfering' Ukrainian grain for profit are credible 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday there are "credible reports" that Russia is "pilfering" Ukraine's grain exports to sell for profit. 

Speaking during a virtual roundtable with philanthropies, non-governmental organizations and private sector entities, Blinken said the alleged theft was part of broader Russian actions during its war in Ukraine that have hit Ukraine's ability to export its wheat crop and worsened a global food security crisis.  

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Update: Secretary of State Blinken says Russia is stealing Ukraine grain to sell around the world in a plot to 'blackmail' the West into lifting sanctions as fears grow food prices will get higher as war rages on (Daily Mail)  

WNU Editor: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's evidence of this theft comes from s main stream media sources (link here). The problem with these claims is that the warm water port at Sevastopol has always been used to move grains. The infrastructure was set up during Soviet times, and was expanded after Russia annexed Crimea. Check out this news article from 2019 .... Syria grain supplies from Crimea's Sevastopol to rise to 300,000 T in 2019 -RIA (Zawya).

Update: They are not going to listen to the US .... U.S. Warns Starving African Nations to Not Buy Grain Stolen by Russia (Newsweek).