G7: Food security crisis could push poorer nations into China’s arms
By DW
29 June 2022 |
7:45 am
Spiking food prices caused by the war in Ukraine are threatening to push more people to the brink of starvation. If G7 countries don't deliver on aid, poorer nations might turn elsewhere.
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