Pope Francis has appealed to Russia to lift its blockade on wheat exports from Ukraine’s ports, saying the foodstuff cannot be used as a “weapon of war”.
Speaking at his weekly general audience to thousands of people in Saint Peter’s Square, he said the blockade should be lifted because many millions of people depend on wheat from Ukraine, particularly in the world’s poorest countries.
The United Nations, which says a global food crisis is worsening, is trying to broker a deal to unblock Ukraine’s grain exports, though Western leaders have blamed Russia for holding the world to ransom by blockading Ukrainian ports.
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