Josep Borrell says EU is 'not winning global battle of narratives' on Ukraine

Josep Borrell, EU's foreign policy chief, stated that G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in Bali demonstrated to him various perspectives around world on situation in Ukraine and its consequences. Borell went on to say that in March vote at UN General Assembly, 140 states condemned Russian aggression, and member of G20, or than aggressor, voted against it. However, views on how to proceed and consequences of war differ sharply, he ted.

" G7 and like-minded countries are united in condemning and sanctioning Russia and in trying to hold regime accountable. But or countries, and we can speak here of majority of `Global South’, often take a different perspective. global battle of narratives is in full swing and, for w, we are t winning," Borrell stated in an official statement published on EU's website.

According to Borrell, more than 323 million people are on verge of starvation as Russian forces continue to bomb Ukraine, a neighbouring nation. At "Group of Twenty" ministerial meeting in Indonesia, Borrell accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of current global situation, claiming that number of people facing severe food shorts has doubled in previous two years.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is dramatically exacerbating food crisis: Borrell

He claimed that nearly 141 million people were forced to experience a severe food crisis as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, adding that re were at least 135 million people who were already experiencing a severe food short. However, he emphasised that since start of alleged "special military operation" against Kyiv, number had increased furr to 323 million.

European Pravda quoted Borrell as saying, "Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is dramatically exacerbating food crisis. In just two years, number of people in world experiencing severe food shorts has doubled from 135 million before COVID-19 pandemic to 276 million at beginning of 2022 and 323 million today."

Furrmore, European Union's foreign policy chief ted that every sixth person on Earth is currently experiencing a severe food short as a result of rising food, energy, and financial conditions prices. tably, major seaports in Kyiv have been closed since beginning of Russia-Ukraine war. Since n, Ukraine has used alternative routes to export grains to rest of world.

Im: AP