The economist named the country that will starve this winter

MOSCOW, September 9 — RIA Novosti. Against the backdrop of Ukrainian food exports under the «food deal», Ukraine may become the only country that will have to face hunger in winter. About that He said Economist Yegor Klopenko joins the Prime Agency.

According to the expert, Ukraine’s debt to Western countries has increased by 70-100 billion dollars in the last six months. Kyiv cant pay so Europe takes the grain, says Klopenko. The result of such «barter» may be a deep food crisis in the country.

The economist noted that Europeans do not realize that the grain is not coming off Africa. At the same time, he emphasized that food supplies the region Russiaplanning to collect a record harvest. So in Russia, Africa, countries EU and next Near East this winter they will not go hungry, which cannot be said about Ukraine, concluded the expert.