At least 38% of the grain exported from Ukraine is shipped to the EU instead of the developing countries in Africa for which it was intended. (El Pais)

According to the report, from more than 2.3 million tons of corn, wheat, barley and other agricultural products exported from Ukraine between August 1 and September 7, about 900,000 tons were sent to the ports of EU member states.

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Western nations of lying when they say that Ukrainian ports are needed to alleviate the risk of famine in poor countries, as a lion’s share of the grain is being exported to Western states.

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      Nobody is blaming Russia here? It’s Putin blaming the EU + West for lying and spreading propaganda, since after all this talk about Africa, it turns out 38% of the wheat was EU bound (likely for profit).