UK: Russia is willing to risk global food security with increased attacks on Ukrainian ports

Russia's increased attacks on Ukraine's Black Sea ports are delaying vital aid reaching the Palestinians and halting the delivery of vital grain supplies to the Global South. This is what British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, Reuters reports. "Russia's indiscriminate strikes on Black Sea ports underscore that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to risk global food security in his attempts to force Ukraine into submission," Starmer said in a statement released by his press office. The military intelligence report released by the UK government concluded that Russia has increased its attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure in the Black Sea. According to British military intelligence, Starmer said, at least four merchant ships were hit by Russian munitions in the Black Sea between October 5-14. "Putin is hurting millions of vulnerable people in Africa, Asia and the Middle East to try to gain the upper hand in his barbaric war," Starmer added. Ships loaded with grain bound ...