Ukraine war: Russia denies causing global food crisis

[Rimmer]

Mr Lavrov spoke with the head of the Arab League

Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, on a diplomatic offensive in Egypt, has dismissed claims that Moscow caused the global food crisis.

In a speech to Arab League ambassadors in Cairo, he said Western nations were distorting the truth about the impact of sanctions on global food security.

He accused Western nations of trying to impose their dominance over others.

Much of the Arab world and Africa is badly affected by grain shortages caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

Read more:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62284377

[Bkk Brian]

Sergei Lavrov,  pathological liar. From the BBC article link above:

 

Sergei Lavrov is trying to convince African countries that they are better off siding with Russia than the West - using phrases like "we'll help you complete the process of decolonisation"

 

The reality of what Russia is really doing in Africa, murdering and raping, the same playbook as in Ukraine:

 

Mercenaries from the Russia-linked Wagner group have been accused of raping moms in a maternity ward in the Central African Republic: report

Mercenaries with the Wagner group have been accused of raping mothers who had just given birth at a maternity ward in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Daily Beast reported. 

 

Teenagers Say They Were Kidnapped and Raped by Putin’s Private Army

It was Jan. 16, the day of an infamous massacre—first reported by The Daily Beast—when Putin’s private army slaughtered more than 70 people in eastern CAR

 

CAR: Russian Wagner Group harassing and intimidating civilians – UN experts

Earlier this month, a Special Commission of Inquiry set up by the CAR government to shed light on violence in the country determined that human rights and international humanitarian law violations have been committed, including by "Russian instructors." The experts also received reports that Wagner Group officers have committed rape and sexual violence against women, men, and young girls in the many parts of the country.