One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top aides has predicted that the world will soon face a “global famine” caused by the war in Ukraine.
The aide, Maksim Oreshkin, pointed out that efforts by the United States to takeover Ukraine’s grain reserves is going to lead to a humanitarian disaster.
“It is important that in the conditions, for example, of a global famine that will occur closer to autumn, by the end of this year all over the world, Russia should not suffer, but be fully provided with food,” Oreshkin said.
In his comments, Oreshkin also blamed inflation caused by overprinting of the U.S. dollar as one of the causes while also suggesting that the Biden admin’s recent actions in Ukraine has played a major role.
“In fact, what America is trying to do with Ukraine now is to take out the grain reserves that Ukraine currently has in its possession – just another action that dooms Ukraine to serious humanitarian problems, but also dooms the global community to having big problems with hunger,” he warned.
Russia and Ukraine account for almost a third of the world’s wheat exports, with sanctions on Russia and the war in Ukraine having led to a 60 percent price surge so far this year.
Italian League party leader Matteo Salvini has also recently warned that if the war in Ukraine is not brought to a conclusion by the end of this month, chronic food shortages will cause an immigration wave that will lead to 20 million African migrants trying to enter Europe.
“Significant hunger is expected on the African continent, which will be a humanitarian, then a social, and finally an Italian problem,” said Salvini.
“Without peace there will be famine in the autumn and 20 million Africans will be ready to go,” he added.
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