Ambassador to the United States denied accusations against Russia about the food crisis

The world is experiencing problems with food and energy. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with Moroccan Medi 1 TV. As an example, he cited the situation with the supply of wheat and rising energy prices. The Secretary of State said that Russia uses energy carriers as an instrument of pressure. “Europe is very focused on the idea that now we need to diversify the supply of Russian gas and oil,” he added.

Blinken's deputy Wendy Sherman blamed Russia for creating the food crisis. Sherman's statement was commented on by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov in the diplomatic mission's Telegram channel. Antonov said the US statements are part of the information war against Russia.

“We regard Sherman's comments as part of the US information war against Russia. We declare responsibly: the insinuations that our armed forces destroyed civilian infrastructure, destroyed ships with food intended for export to other countries, do not correspond to reality, ”Antonov said.

The fact that the Russian army does not create problems for civilian shipping was also stated by Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya. He recalled that Russia opened a special humanitarian corridor for the exit of foreign ships from Ukrainian ports to the open sea.

In addition, Nebenzya said that it is not the military special operation in Ukraine that creates problems for the global economy, but “unbridled sanctions hysteria.” “Attempts to isolate Russia economically, financially and logistically from well-established long-term channels of cooperation are already turning into an economic crisis of historic proportions,” the diplomat said.