DISINFO: The global food crisis is fabricated to impose colonial rule
SUMMARY
The global food crisis is a fabricated one by the West with the aim of imposing colonial control on the poor countries of the world that were colonised for centuries.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the war in Ukraine and food security. This claim seeks to deflect attention away from Russia's responsibility for preventing Ukrainian grain and food export via the Black Sea. It was neither counterbalanced nor critically challenged in the article, nor was there any evidence provided to support claims about the imposition of imperial rule in the countries most hit.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine could soon cause a global food crisis that may last for years, the UN has warned. The World Bank calls it a human catastrophe.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destabilised global food markets and is driving food prices up due to increased cost of production, transport and freight insurance. Russia has attacked and destroyed substantial food stocks, production, as well as processing and transport capacities in Ukraine.
For more information on this topic, read the EUvsDisinfo article covering Russian disinformation related to food security.
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