BERLIN, June 24 (EFE)- US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Russia to allow the release of wheat stored in Ukrainian ports, accusing the Kremlin of using the food supply crisis as a weapon of war.

Speaking jointly with Blinken in Berlin, Baerbock said: “We are confident that we will not turn our backs on many countries in the world that are threatened by famine due to war.” said. the impact of war on the food supply.

Blinken said that a diplomatic solution to the food problem will be sought, but the pressure on Russia will continue.

Both he and Baerbock pointed out that the sanctions against Moscow are not about food, and therefore Russia has no reason to keep its own wheat, on which many importing countries depend.

“Many countries have made exceptions for food, including in the area of ​​shipping insurance. So there is no reason for Russia to withhold its wheat,” Blinken said.

Baerbock, on the other hand, said Russia was “cynical” about food and spread misinformation in this area to blame the West for the food crisis.

“Russia is fighting a war with guns, wheat, and also the misinformation we have to deal with,” he said.