US Senator on strikes against Ukrainian exports: Putin wants to starve people in Africa
Putin is currently not interested in reducing the intensity of hostilities in the war against Ukraine and is likely counting on waiting out the winter to strengthen his position.
US Senator Thom Tillis, co-chair of the NATO Observer Group in the US Senate, has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is deliberately targeting Ukrainian exports to starve people in Africa. During a visit to Ukraine, Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, expressed his concerns during an interview with Radio Liberty.
He stated that Putin's actions during the winter would serve as a tool of pressure and further weaken Ukraine, leading to a disastrous outcome for him. Tillis emphasized the need for the United States to support Ukraine and inform the American public about Putin's terrorist tactics. Russian strikes on facilities belonging to US companies in Ukraine are not just attacks on American businesses, but part of the Kremlin's strategy to terrorize the country, he argued.
Tillis specifically cited the Russian attack on a Cargill facility, warning that Putin is targeting the entire food industry chain, from agriculture to exports, and ultimately aiming to starve people in Africa. He stressed that the United States should view these attacks not only as threats to American industry but as attacks on democracy and a sovereign state that have done nothing wrong.
Russian strikes have significantly impacted cargo handling at ports in the Odesa metropolitan area, with a more than 15-fold decline since July 22, according to Ukrinform.
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