Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov pointed out that “the exclusion of Russian food and fertilizer exports from sanctions is nonsense, since Western institutions, after their terrorism, actually refuse any cooperation,” once again denying accusations of Russian involvement in the crisis. food in the world and called on the United States to work together to overcome it.

In an English-language article he wrote for the National Interest, he explained: “There is no doubt that the effect of exceptions, which the initiators of sanctions so insistently talk about, is nothing but a fantasy, because banks, insurance companies, and Western business, intimidated by possible sanctions for violating restrictions, refuses to cooperate.” He stressed: “The anti-dumping measure applied to the supply of Russian fertilizers complicates matters even more.”

Antonov stressed that the propaganda of the so-called “guilt” of Russia in complicating the situation in the field of global food security has absolutely nothing to do with reality. “If Washington really wants to improve the situation in the global agricultural market, let’s cooperate with us and stop blaming Russia for all the problems. We are ready to work together to improve the situation in all countries of the world,” he said.