Moscow blames the West for Ukraine’s grain export problems

The Kremlin on Thursday rejected accusations from the United States and the European Union that Russia was blocking grain exports from Ukraine, blaming the West for creating this situation due to the imposition of sanctions.
“We do not categorically accept these accusations. On the contrary, we hold Western countries responsible for taking measures that led to this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Moscow has called on the West to lift sanctions it says prevent grain exports from Ukraine.