Staggering food prices triggered by the war in Ukraine could kill “millions” of people globally, Egypt’s finance minister has warned, echoing similar warnings made by the UN and G7 countries.

Food products produced with Ukrainian crops, such as corn and wheat, can be found worldwide. However, Ukraine's exports have collapsed over the past few months due to the war with Russia resulting in a global food crisis.

This episode looks at the impact of war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia on global food crisis and famine in poor countries.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned of a “global food shortage” in the coming months due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of wheat were stranded at a major port in India.

Iran has purchased 1.5 million metric tons of wheat from domestic farmers since early April.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy says the international community should take immediate steps to end what he claims to be Russia's blocking of his country's ports.

The lingering challenge posed by the Ukraine crisis to the global food market has prompted many countries around the world to work through contingency plans to maintain food security to the point of supporting smuggling.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls on Russian and Ukrainian delegations to "put an end to this tragedy" as the two warring sides began face-to-face talks in Istanbul for the first time after several virtual rounds of negotiations.

The Lebanese president says the Iranian foreign minister has assured him of Tehran's readiness to support Beirut in all fields, particularly the provision of wheat.