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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

UK condemns Putin’s ‘despicable’ blockade preventing Ukraine food exports

AP

The UK and allies are working to help Ukraine export vital food supplies but there are “no current plans” for Royal Navy warships to help break Russia’s blockade.

The Government said it was working “intensively” with partners to find ways to allow grain exports to resume, as Cabinet minister Grant Shapps warned of famine causing more deaths than the invasion.

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