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How hunger is a weapon in the war in Ukraine

CBC News | Posted: June 24, 2022 8:00 AM | Last Updated: June 24, 2022

More than 20 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain exports are being blocked by Russia in the Black Sea

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Caption: A farmer uses a combine to harvest wheat on a field near Izmail, in the Odesa region of Ukraine on June 14, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of the country. (Oleksanr Gimanov/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Audio | Nothing is Foreign : How hunger is a weapon in the war in Ukraine

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The devastation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is being felt far beyond the front lines of the war.
More than 20 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain exports are being blocked by Russia in the Black Sea — a vital trade route that supplies millions of people in North Africa and the Middle East; many nations in those regions now face extreme food shortages and potential famine.
We explain how how Ukraine's role as the "breadbasket of Europe" is being used as a chess piece in the war and what can be done to solve this growing crisis.
Featuring:
  • Dr. Hassan Khannenje, Director of the HORN Institute of Strategic Studies
  • Yevheniya Kravchuk, Ukrainian member of Parliament

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Nothing is Foreign(external link) is a new podcast from CBC News and CBC Podcasts. A weekly trip to where the story is unfolding. Hosted by Tamara Khandaker.

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