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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey in Kyiv and Julian Borger in Washington

Vladimir Putin aiming for ‘global catastrophe’, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

A handout photograph released by Ukrainian emergency service on 2 August shows a damaged port building on the Danube after a night drone attack in the Odesa region.
A port building on the Danube smoulders after a night drone attack in the Odesa region. Photograph: Ukrainian emergency service/AFP/Getty Images

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to trigger a “global catastrophe” and the collapse of global food markets after Russian night strikes against a grain silo and loading facilities at an inland port on the Danube River.

Drone attacks early on Wednesday hit Izmail, Ukraine’s main inland port which is across the Danube from Romania, triggering a spike in global grain prices.

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