The EU warns that Russian actions in Ukraine are putting the world at risk of famine

Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the country and making food more expensive across the globe, stoking fears of hunger and political instability in developing countries. (AP: Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia is putting the world at risk of famine through its blockade of Ukraine's shipments of grains and restrictions on its own exports, according to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.