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Business Matters: Russia accused of weaponising food in Ukraine war

Food as a "weapon of war"

20/05/2022 GMT

Russia accused of weaponising food in Ukraine war

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Russia accused of weaponising food in Ukraine war

The US Secretary of State has accused Russia of "weaponising food" in Ukraine war.

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, says Russia is using food as a weapon to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people.

Vivienne Nunis is joined by Alexander Kaufman from the Huff Post in New York, and Jeanette Rodrigues from Bloomberg in Mumbai.
We start with the war in Ukraine and the ripple effects it's having on global food supplies.
Plus we look at Indonesia resuming palm oil exports next week - one of the world's most important commodities.
The leader of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi again warns that the US will not support a bilateral free trade agreement if the UK does anything to undermine the Good Friday Agreement.
Plus after another volatile day on the markets, we try to work out whether the US is heading towards a recession.

Image credit: Volunteers prepare food in the kitchen of "World Central Kitchen" for war refugees from Ukraine staying in Przemysl, Poland, 15 April 2022. EPA/DAREK DELMANOWICZ POLAND

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