Putin ‘Weaponising Hunger’ With Ukrainian Grain Blockade Says British Foreign Secretary

Putin ‘Weaponising Hunger’ With Ukrainian Grain Blockade Says British Foreign Secretary
Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gives a joint press conference with Turkey's Foreign Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara on June 23, 2022. Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images
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British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has accused Russia of “weaponising hunger” and using food security as a “callous tool of war” with its blockade of Ukrainian grain.

Speaking at a press conference alongside Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, Truss warned the crisis is “urgent” and must be solved in the next month to avoid “devastating consequences”.