The temporary president of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday told the West that sanctions against Russia because of aggression in Ukraine would not make Moscow kneel, but instead it greatly injured the whole third world in terms of lack of food and spiral prices.The statement of the temporary leader of the island country that was hit by a crisis came a few days after the world food program said that the skyrocketing price of food and fuel, lack of important goods and loss of income pushing adequate food beyond the reach of more than six million sri lanka.
Speaking at an international panel discussion about preventing hunger and hunger, Wickremesinghe urged all parties to approve a ceasefire about war in Ukraine and end further suffering from people around the world.Our problems in Sri Lanka are partly made by themselves and partly because of the global crisis,” he said.In his speech, Wickremesinghe expressed his view of Russian aggression in Ukraine and its impact on third world countries, questioning whether sanctions were intended to help overcome global deficiencies or inhibit the world.
“Do you think sanctions will help? It will only drag the price. So let’s start with Doables. Let’s look at the sanctions worn and ask ourselves whether this is necessary. Sanctions will not make Russia kneel, but that will make the whole world Third knelt down, “he said as quoted by Sri Lanka media.Following Russia’s “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine in February, the West led by the US has imposed sanctions that paralyzed Moscow.
US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken New -Newly said that there were more than 20 million tons of seeds sitting in Silo in Ukraine who could not get out to feed people around the world because Russia blocked the Port of Ukraine in Odessa, Black Sea .”So we see the impact of this Russian aggression playing everywhere. This, once again, may contribute to the situation in Sri Lanka. We are worried about the implications they have throughout the world,” Blinken said in Bangkok on July 10.
Wickremesinghe, which is considered as a pioneer in a race for the presidency of Sri Lanka which will be held on July 20, shows that the same as other countries have given Sri Lanka a number of USD 14 billion dollars, 100 billion dollars are spent on that the Ukraine War by all parties concerned .”That cannot continue. Not only the mistakes of the European Union. Russia also has responsibility. They must ask for a ceasefire and may not place the world for further suffering,” he said.
Wickremesinghe said that the problem faced by Sri Lanka in connection with hunger was the human being made. He acknowledged that after the decision to prohibit chemical fertilizers, which greatly influenced the country, resulting in Sri Lanka having to import 1/3 of its rice requirements from abroad. In April, the government of the former President of Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned the import of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, to encourage organic agriculture.
Wickremesinghe said that currently Sri Lanka has quite a lot of rice for five months and imports for three months. However, in the absence of a solution for the next four months, Sri Lanka must depend on other substitutes.Sri Lanka also faces problems with fertilizer imports, because the country will need USD 600 million to be imported but currently the government has only USD 300 million.Sri Lanka’s economy contracts and around -6 percent this year, he said. In addition, he stressed that the loss of work throughout the year will be high, in addition to widespread hunger and fuel crisis.
Showing that all of this has caused political turbulence, Wickremesinghe questioned what other countries would do in such a situation.”Asking people to tighten their own belts will not do it. We must think outside the box, we cannot think in conventional terms. What we need is a solution,” he added.
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