Exceptions to sanctions against Russia to ensure export of grain are permissible - MPs

• Published date: 20 July 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, July 20 (LETA) - If exceptions to the sanctions against Russia are not established regarding the export of grain, then there will be a famine, MP Dagmara Beitnere-Le Galla (Conservatives), member of the Saeima's European Affairs Committee, told LETA.

The emergence of a global famine would mean new waves of migration for Europe, she admitted. "We are all in connected vessels, and any disharmony leads to the next," said Beitnere-Le Galla, admitting that in this case she sees a reason to make exceptions to the sanctions against...