President Biden
Joe BidenBiden asks Herschel Walker and Mehmet Oz to leave council or be ousted Defense and national security – US says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine NYC mayor to lift vaccination requirements for artists and athletes: Report MORE warned Thursday , that there could be food shortages worldwide as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and announced steps to prevent a possible crisis.
“We talked about food shortages. And it comes true. The price of these sanctions is not only being imposed on Russia, it is also being imposed on a great many countries, including European countries and our country as well,” Biden said at a news conference in Brussels, where he is meeting with NATO leaders.
For example, both Russia and Ukraine are suppliers of wheat, Biden noted, although he noted that the US and Canada are also big wheat producers.
The President announced Thursday in a joint statement with EU President Ursula von der Leyen his intention to redouble joint efforts with the European Union to increase global food security and, where warranted, to provide direct food aid to resolve a crisis impede.
The president said NATO leaders were talking about urging all European countries and everyone else to “end trade restrictions on restrictions on food shipments abroad.”
The US and its allies, Biden said, are “working out” how concerns over food shortages could be alleviated amid rising inflation and ongoing supply chain problems.
Senior government officials have warned that Russia’s invasion threatens to jeopardize food security for the Middle East and Africa in particular.
“Russia’s war of aggression threatens to cut off supplies of critical agricultural commodities from the Black Sea region, threatening global food security, particularly for vulnerable populations in the Middle East and Africa,” officials said earlier Thursday.