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Video. World Food Programme warns of mass starvation due to Russian blockade

Updated: 24/05/2022 - 12:36 GMT+2

Experts have sounded the alarm that if ports around Odessa remain closed, shortages of grain, oil and other goods will trigger famine and migration crises the world over.

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