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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abbie Llewelyn

Putin’s ‘food terrorism’ in Ukraine war leaves millions facing famine in Africa

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Vladimir Putin’s forces are using “food terrorism” as a weapon of war in Ukraine, leaving millions facing famine in east Africa, Parliament heard on Thursday.

Human rights campaigner Lord Alton of Liverpool told the House of Lords how the Russian military is stealing Ukrainian grain, destroying the country’s agricultural infrastructure and blockading its ports on the Black Sea, preventing exportation via that route.

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