What We Know About Where Russia’s ‘Stolen’ Grain Is Going

What We Know About Where Russia’s ‘Stolen’ Grain Is Going

Share to Linkedin Notable U. S. and U. K. officials backed reports of Russia stealing Ukrainian grain this week – and the destination of this stolen grain spans continents – as the world scrambles for solutions to the food crisis caused by the war. A wheat field in southern Ukraine is pictured last month. U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a Monday press conference that there is evidence of Russia "pilfering" Ukrainian grain for "its own profit," while Victoria Prentis, the U. K.'s food minister, called for an investigation into the alleged grain theft Tuesday. Ukraine first accused Russia of stealing hundreds of thousands of tons of grain in April, contributing to global food shortages mostly caused by the estimated 20 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine due to Russian blockades. The grain is being sent worldwide: the U. S. sent an alert to 14 mostly African countries last month warning against buying stolen grain from Russia, according to a New York Times report published Sunday. An estimated 100, 000 tons of stolen Ukrainian wheat was sent to Syria by Russia, Ukrainian officials told Reuters last week. The stolen grain may also be off to an