Meeks, McCaul Issue Statement on Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's Tour in Africa

Press Release

Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, and the Republic of Congo.

"In the wake of Putin's brutal bombing of the Odesa port, essentially reneging on the UN-mediated agreement to allow grain shipments to leave the port, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov continues to peddle disinformation in Africa about Russia's role in exacerbating the global food crisis. Make no mistake -- the Putin regime has shown us time and again that it will stop at nothing to use food as a bargaining chip and a weapon of war. As food prices skyrocket throughout Africa, the Russian Federation is shamelessly attempting to shift the blame when the evidence of its recklessness and indifference to human suffering is clear."

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