The Russian blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports risks causing a global food crisis, given that Ukraine is one of the world’s top agricultural exporters. Analysts say this shows how Russia is weaponising food in its geopolitical games – but it’s a weapon the EU plans to neutralise by creating a land corridor to Poland’s Baltic Sea ports, allowing Ukraine’s vital food exports to reach the rest of the world.
When EU Council President Charles Michel visited Odesa on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted the importance for the rest of Ukraine’s major Black Sea port as a vital gateway for the world’s food supply.
