Posted on 06/08/2022 8:01:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Combined, Ukraine and Russia produce nearly 30 percent of the world's wheat and barley, as well as a fifth of the world's corn and over half of its sunflower oil, according to the United Nations.
The United Nations' World Food Programme announced in an April report that the number of people experiencing acute hunger will rise by 33 million to 47 million people because of the conflict in Ukraine. The report expects countries in sub-Saharan Africa to be the most affected by the disruption.
Africa relies on Russia and Ukraine for more than 40 percent of its wheat imports. Tanzania, Rwanda and Senegal import 60 percent of their wheat from the two countries, with Somalia and Benin relying entirely upon them for whea
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>CNN
You’re joking, right?
Oh wait, I forgot, neocons love CNN
Don’t call names...
this is only your second day as a Freeper!
Neocon is not a name, it’s an ugly truth
Neocon is a label that often is out of misapplied out of context.
Please excuse.
Neocon is a label that often is misapplied out of context. IMO, your use pf an ad hominem fallacy here is illogical and irrelevant. We need to refocus attention to the topic: Not Buying Grain Stolen by Russia.
Then maybe Ukraine should demine the waters in the ports to allow the grain to leave on transport ships... oh wait Ukraine literally said they will refuse to demine the waters
Do you believe in your heart of hearts that Ukraine should believe ANYTHING Putin says??
https://cvvnews.com/putin-will-allow-grain-ships-to-sail-in-ukrainian-ports/
Ukraine ambassador in 2020 called for Trump to be removed from power
“Ukraine ambassador in 2020 called for Trump to be removed from power”
WRONG CONTEXT:
Please understand President Donald Trump recalled U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch from her post in Ukraine after complaints that she was blocking Biden probe.
“Trump to nominate retired general to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine” May 1, 2020
....Trump was impeached by the House in December on charges of pressuring Ukraine into investigating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son and obstruction of Congress. TRUMP WAS ACQUITTED BY THE SENATE IN FEBRUARY
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-idUSKBN22E02H
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