Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine<br /><br />Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain exports to hungry parts of the world in what US President Joe Biden called a “really outrageous” act.<br /><br />Biden warned that global hunger could increase because of Russia’s suspension of a UN-brokered deal to allow safe passage of ships carrying grain from Ukraine, one of the world’s breadbaskets.<br /><br />Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry reported Sunday that 218 ships involved in grain exports have been blocked — 22 loaded and stuck at ports, 95 loaded and departed from ports, and 101 awaiting inspections.<br /><br />One of the blocked ships, carrying 40,000 tons of wheat for Ethiopia under a UN aid program, could not leave Ukraine on Sunday as a result of Russia’s “blockage of the grain corridor.”<br /><br />PHOTOS BY AFP AND AP<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe<br /><br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net<br /><br />Follow us:<br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook<br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram<br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter<br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion<br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital<br /><br />Check out our Podcasts:<br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify<br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts<br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic<br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br />Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud<br /><br />#TheManilaTimes
