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Russia wants to provoke a global food crisis by refusing to extend the agreement on the export of Ukrainian cereals via the Black Sea, said the Romanian foreign minister Luminiţa Odobescu at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. „Romania will continue to do everything in its power to support Ukraine. What Russia is doing these days, by shelling ports, striking Odessa, destroying the infrastructure and in effect threatening the vessels in the Black Sea, is unacceptable”, she added. Odobescu said she would support the consolidation of sanctions against Russia and Iran, which supports Russia in its war against Ukraine. With respect to the relationship between the European Union and Turkey, she spoke of the need for a „balanced” and „pragmatic” approach.