Vladimir Putin has said he is willing to help the West deal with a possible global famine if sanctions are lifted on Russia - an offer which has been slammed as "blackmail".
Russian forces have barricaded Black Sea ports so that grain from Ukraine cannot leave and it is feared that this could lead to food shortages around the world.
But Putin is now saying that he is willing to remove the obstruction to deliveries if sanctions, imposed on Russia since it lay siege on Ukraine, are removed.
