UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will appear before the UN Security Council on Thursday (Aug 3) to denounce the use of food as a weapon, according to officials, with Russia in the firing line for its war on Ukraine. The United States took over the monthly presidency of the
UNITED NATIONS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will appear before the UN Security Council on Thursday to denounce the use of food as a weapon, according to officials, with Russia in the firing line for its war on Ukraine.
Blinken is not looking to turn the meeting"into a showdown with Russia", another official told reporters.But Moscow will clearly be in the crosshairs for its invasion of Ukraine and its recent withdrawal from the so-called Black Sea grain agreement. The agreement, signed in July 2022 with Turkey acting as a UN-backed facilitator between Ukraine and Russia, aimed to alleviate the risk of famine in the world by guaranteeing access to Ukrainian grain to work markets despite the war.
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