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If Putin causes a famine in Africa you can be sure that Russia will reap the whirlwind.
In the early 1930s, Ukraine was the center of the Holodomor, also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, a man-made famine created by Joseph Stalin which starved millions. Now 90 years later, there are growing concerns that Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine could impact millions of people around the world. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned this week that famine caused by grain and food shortages due to the invasion could result in more deaths than from the actual conflict.
In a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksandr Kubrakov in Germany last week, Shapps discussed how the UK government could provide help to ensure that the grain can be transported safely from the region.
Several British news outlets reported on Tuesday that plans are already underway that could see Royal Navy warships deployed to the Black Sea to ensure that there is no blockade of vessels carrying the grain. Other nations, including Egypt, which has been hit hard by wheat shortages, have expressed a willingness to take part in a multi-nation force to protect grain shipments.
The British government is now coordinating with its allies on a potential plan to send the warships to the Black Sea port of Odesa to provide the protective escort of ships exporting the Ukrainian grain
“I think it’s absolutely essential that we do, unless there could be a lot of hunger and indeed even famine that could dwarf the numbers involved in the war itself,” Shapps told reporters. “It’s hard to overestimate how much Ukraine was and is the breadbasket of the world.”
When asked if Royal Navy ships would be sent, he responded, “I can’t go into specific detail, there are a lot of complexities to this including mined waters near Odesa port, clearly the situation with Russia and (Vladimir) Putin and their approach to this could make that very difficult.”
Read more: https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/will-the-royal-navy-escort-grain-shipments-from-ukraine/
If Putin causes a famine in Africa you can be sure that Russia will reap the whirlwind.
In the early 1930s, Ukraine was the center of the Holodomor, also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, a man-made famine created by Joseph Stalin which starved millions. Now 90 years later, there are growing concerns that Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine could impact millions of people around the world. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned this week that famine caused by grain and food shortages due to the invasion could result in more deaths than from the actual conflict.
In a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksandr Kubrakov in Germany last week, Shapps discussed how the UK government could provide help to ensure that the grain can be transported safely from the region.
Several British news outlets reported on Tuesday that plans are already underway that could see Royal Navy warships deployed to the Black Sea to ensure that there is no blockade of vessels carrying the grain. Other nations, including Egypt, which has been hit hard by wheat shortages, have expressed a willingness to take part in a multi-nation force to protect grain shipments.
The British government is now coordinating with its allies on a potential plan to send the warships to the Black Sea port of Odesa to provide the protective escort of ships exporting the Ukrainian grain
“I think it’s absolutely essential that we do, unless there could be a lot of hunger and indeed even famine that could dwarf the numbers involved in the war itself,” Shapps told reporters. “It’s hard to overestimate how much Ukraine was and is the breadbasket of the world.”
When asked if Royal Navy ships would be sent, he responded, “I can’t go into specific detail, there are a lot of complexities to this including mined waters near Odesa port, clearly the situation with Russia and (Vladimir) Putin and their approach to this could make that very difficult.”
Read more: https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/will-the-royal-navy-escort-grain-shipments-from-ukraine/