Russian president’s use of food as a strategic weapon could prove brutally effective
The cynicism of Vladimir Putin knows no bounds, said The Sunday Times. Having abandoned the UN-brokered grain deal that ensured safe passage for Ukraine’s crops to markets, despite warnings that it could cause “hunger or worse” in low-income African nations, the Russian president last week had the nerve to pose as a loyal friend of the continent at the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg.
