Moscow has prevented Ukrainian ships from entering Black Sea ports. And now it seems that some Russian plunder may have been seen on satellite imagery. The allegations coming from Europe, as well as the very real possibility of the ongoing food crisis being much more severe.

Plundering of occupied regions, with food being transferred to Russia while stockpiles were wiped off. Allegedly, Vladimir Putin is trying to win the conflict by starving Ukraine and other vulnerable nations to death by using the food crisis as a weapon: There is nothing novel about Kiev’s claim in Moscow. Thieves from Russia take wheat from Ukraine, load it onto ships, sail through the Bosphorus, and then attempt to sell the wheat in other countries. I strongly encourage all states to maintain vigilance and to refuse any offer of this kind. Avoid purchasing the stolen wheat at any costs. Do not cooperate with the gods or they will punish you. Crimes committed in Russia Today, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter that theft has never brought anybody success. These statements were made when CNN broadcasted updated satellite images of the port of Sevastopol, which is located on the Crimean peninsula. In the images, two Russian ships can be seen loading what is thought to be stolen grain from Ukraine. Is It True That Russia Is Stealing Wheat From the Ukraine? To what end?

The latest photographs were taken on May 19 and May 21 by Maxar Technologies, an American business that specializes in space technology. They show two ships, the Matros Pozynich and the Matros Koshka, anchored near to some grain silos, with cereal spilling from a ribbon in an open hold. Where exactly are they going? The Matros Pozynich is now in the Aegean Sea, claiming to be bound towards Beirut (Lebanon), while the Matros Koshka is still in the Black Sea, according to the navy monitoring website MarineTraffic.com. Both ships have reportedly departed the port of Sevastopol.

The fact that Crimea produces little grain, in contrast to the Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, which are rich in crops and are located to the north of the disputed peninsula, is a fact that strengthens the suspicion that the ships in question were loaded with grain that had been stolen from Ukraine. We are unable to determine for certain whether or not the grain was stolen. According to Ukrainian authorities and industry sources, Russian soldiers in the seized territories have emptied many silos and transferred the grain south. This information was provided to CNN by the Ukrainian government.

Matros Pozynich was successful in completing a task that was quite similar to this one earlier this month. She loaded grain onto her ship and traveled from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. According to the government of Ukraine, it was originally bound towards Egypt with the cargo that it was carrying, but it was turned away from Alexandria after receiving a warning from Ukrainian authorities. The ship in issue would have been stopped from entering Beirut as well, and it would have ended up docking at Latakia, Syria, which is where Russia has been providing assistance for Bashar al-government Assad’s for years.

Moscow, for its part, is sending the charges back to whomever originally sent them. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, stated that Russia is not impeding the export of grain from Ukraine through Poland. He argued that “we are not the source of the problems causing the threat of hunger,” pointing the finger instead at those who imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation. “For as long as anybody can remember, Russia has been a reasonably dependable supplier of grain. The transportation of grain by rail in the Ukraine is not impeded in any way by Russia. When the train carrying the guns from Poland arrives, no one stops the people transporting grain on the same train so they may bring the weapons back. Peskov stated.

However, the latest satellite images may provide irrefutable evidence that Russian mercenaries have been stealing wheat from Ukraine. On many occasions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has leveled accusations that Russia is “gradually stealing” food goods from Ukraine and then attempting to sell them in Russia. In addition to this, he condemned Moscow’s blockade of Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, which is the most important shipping route for the export of grain from Kiev. In addition to that, he did so just a few hours ago when delivering a speech in Davos, Switzerland, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum. It is imperative that we clear the congestion at our ports. Because we cannot win this struggle against Russia on our own, it is imperative that we pursue every diplomatic option available. We are requesting that steps be made to create a corridor for the export of our wheat and grains because, unless these steps are done, the scarcity will have a global impact, which would result in a prolongation of the current food and energy crisis.

A real risk of a worsening of the food crisis that is already underway is just around the corner, in a context that is already severely affected by the devastating effects of climate change and the raw materials crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, if the war in Ukraine and the blockade of ports on the Black Sea also involve serious problems for the supply of certain foods, then there is a real risk of a worsening of the food crisis that is already underway. Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, also spoke on the topic of the food shortage just today in Davos. She was there for the World Economic Forum. “Putin uses hunger and wheat to wield power,” so the saying goes. He does this by limiting the food exports of Russia and Ukraine. Once again, our reaction is and ought to be to organize more cooperation at the European and global levels. This can be accomplished by creating lanes of solidarity that link the borders of Ukraine to our ports and by subsidizing a variety of forms of transportation, as von der Leyen said.

He said, “Russian artillery bombs granaries all around Ukraine on purpose, and Russian warships in the Black Sea stop Ukrainian ships carrying with wheat and sunflower seeds.” The repercussions of these disgraceful actions are plain to see: wheat prices throughout the world are going through the roof, and the nations and people most at risk are the ones who bear the brunt of the consequences. According to the president of the European Commission, bread prices in Lebanon “had increased by 70 percent and supplies of food from Odessa have not been able to reach nations like Somalia.” [Citation needed] As if that were not enough, Russia is keeping its food from export as a kind of blackmail, delaying supplies to increase world prices or exchanging grain for political support. As if that were not enough, Russia is hoarding its food from export as a form of blackmail. This amounts to utilizing famine and food as a tool for power, von der Leyen came to the conclusion.