"Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has exacerbated the food crisis. In just 2 years, the number of severely food insecure people in the world has already doubled, from 135 million before the COVID-19 pandemic to 276 million in early 2022, and 323 million today."

APA reports that Joseph Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said this while speaking at the G20 meeting: "1.2 billion people - one sixth of the world's population - are seriously affected by the increase in food and energy prices and the tightening of financial conditions. suffers.

The situation could get worse.

Russia has blocked 20 million tons of grain in Ukrainian warehouses and does not allow it to enter the global market.

This is an attempt to use food as a weapon of war not only against Ukraine, but against the most vulnerable countries in the world."

Borrell said that Africa is the continent most affected by this crisis.

"Many countries are very dependent on grain and fertilizers from Russia and Ukraine. This food crisis is not related to European sanctions. The agricultural sector in Russia is not targeted. Neither our sanctions prohibit the import of Russian agricultural products, fertilizers, nor payment for Russian exports.

The crisis was caused entirely by Russia's actions.

It occupied the "bread basket" of the world and turned the shipping lanes of the Black Sea into a war zone," Borrell added.