Russian Accused of Fueling Global Food Shortage

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By Piper Yu/Bing Wang

The Russian Ambassador to the United Nations stormed out of the Security Council meeting on Monday after being accused of fueling a global food crisis with its invasion of Ukraine. The accusation was made by European council President Charles Michel. Ukraine is known as one of the world’s breadbaskets, with its main exports being wheat, corn, and sunflower oil. And as Bing Wang reports, the invasion has disrupted the production and exporting of produce.