This is one of the collateral effects of the war in Ukraine that most concerns the international community. Kyiv is one of the biggest exporters of wheat and usually transfers this precious grain to many developing countries through its ports that overlook the Black Sea.
However, because of the conflict, cargo ships can no longer leave the country’s main port, Odessa, which led the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, to warn in March that a “famine hurricane” threatened many countries. And for good reason. “The 41 least developed states import a third of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia”, remember The Guardian, before indicating that a plan is currently being studied to try to unblock this situation.
Indeed, Monday, May 23, “Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis proposed that a naval escort operation – which would not be implemented by