Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear on Thursday that Russia is ready to make a significant contribution to solving the global food crisis, the Kremlin said.
But Putin stipulated, during a phone call with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, that Western countries lift sanctions against Russia.
Putin made it clear that Russia is ready to export grain and fertilizer in order to tackle the crisis.
Draghi and Putin also discussed the situation in Ukraine and the food crisis and its impact on poor countries and energy supplies, Rome said in a statement after a phone call between the two leaders.
The Russian presidency said that Putin confirmed that Russia is ready to continue supplying gas to Italy without interruption.
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