US Secretary of State: War in Ukraine has exacerbated poverty
Anthony Blinken ,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 4 , May , 2022 | War News.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has US Secretary of State: War in Ukraine has exacerbated poverty that the war in Ukraine has exacerbated the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including growing poverty. These words were uttered during a speech at the annual Conference of American Continents .
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Blinken said the impact of the war was being felt after the pandemic had caused “enormous economic damage to the entire region – job losses, declining incomes, rising poverty”.
“Now that the Russian government is waging a brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, many of these problems and conditions that have arisen before have worsened. As a result, commodity prices on the Americas, from fertilizers to wheat and oil, have risen, many industries on the Americas have been cut off from major export markets, and households across the region have faced difficult choices because of the cost of living. it is growing rapidly, ”he said.
According to World Bank forecasts, the number of poor people in Ukraine could almost quadruple to 70% in 2022.
Source: Ukrgate
