Ukraine Warns of Food Crisis Amid Port Blockade

Ukraine warned that alternative routes for grain exports would not suffice to avert a global food crisis as Russia continues to blockade the Black Sea Ports.

Kyiv said its forces had reclaimed territory in a major city in the Luhansk region where Russia has recently made advances, as President Vladimir Putin's invasion moves past the 100-day mark, according to "Bloomberg" on Saturday.

Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister told the Financial Times that alternative routes for exporting grain from the country would not suffice to replace the Black Sea ports that Russia is blockading, and warned of a critical global food shortage.

It is noteworthy that since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, Western countries, led by the US, have sent billions of dollars in weapons and ammunition to support the Ukrainian forces against the Russian army, in a move that Moscow considered aimed at inflaming and prolonging the conflict.

The Russian president confirmed that Russia does not plan to occupy Ukrainian territory and that the goal of the operation is to protect people who, for eight years, have been subjected to persecution and genocide by the Kyiv regime.