Putin plans to 'starve much of the developing world,' Yale historian says
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning blockade Ukraine's grain supply to create a famine in the Middle East and Asia, according to a Yale historian.
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Snyder argues that Putin's plan is not only to destabilize Ukraine by cutting off exports but also destabilize the European Union by generating "refugees from North Africa and the Middle East, areas usually fed by Ukraine."
"When the food riots begin, and as starvation spreads, Russian propaganda will blame Ukraine, and call for Russia's territorial gains in Ukraine to be recognized, and for all sanctions to be lifted," Snyder concluded.
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