Russia accused of food theft as G7 seeks to unblock Ukraine ports

Ukranian and Russian ports in the Black Sea are major hubs for wheat and corn, but traffic in and out has ground to a halt. AP - Sergei Grits

Russia is being accused of large-scale grain theft as top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy nations gather in northern Germany for three days of talks on the global impact of the Ukraine war on food and energy prices.

"This is an especially repugnant form of war that Russia is leading," German Agriculture Minister Cem Oezdemir said on Friday at the start of the meeting in Stuttgart.