Here's how Russia may make food insecurity worse around the world
"Countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports are going to have to look at other sources for imports"
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"Countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports are going to have to look at other sources for imports"
Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger.
The deal originally reached last summer to ease a global food crisis is up for renewal Monday, and Russian officials say there are no grounds for extending it.
The UN is working hard to preserve this fragile agreement, as both Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers of wheat, barley, vegetable oil and other food products upon which countries in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia depend.
Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country's Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling.