American anti-ship missiles could help avert global food shortage by breaking Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain
Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports means vital grain exports all-but stopped
UN warns tens of millions face famine if the trade cannot be restarted soon
America is working on a plan to send long-range anti-ship missiles to Ukraine
It is hoped missiles will force Russian ships to move away, breaking the blockade
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America is working on a plan to send long-range anti-ship missiles to Ukraine to break a blockade of the country’s ports and fend off an impending food crisis.
The White House wants to send Harpoon and Naval Strike Missiles - some of which can range up to 345 miles - to Kyiv so they can be deployed on the Black Sea.
The hope is the missiles would present enough of a threat to Russia’s warships that they would pull back from Ukraine’s ports, allowing vital grain shipments to resume.
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(Caption) America could send long-range anti-ship missiles such as the Harpoon or Naval Strike Missile (pictured) to Ukraine to break a Russia blockade of its ports
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