Great commentary; but will also likely change your perception of life in Russia

"Last March, Putin promised that Russia would send free food to the neediest African countries if it had to suspend the grain deal, which expired on July 17.

The Kremlin has said that as soon as the Russian part of the agreement is fulfilled, it will immediately resume the implementation of this agreement. Moscow had repeatedly denounced the parties' non-compliance with the obligations stipulated in the document and the initiative's discordance with the stated purposes.

The country is currently working to build "stable and independent of EU whims" food supply routes for countries in need, said Kiril Logvinov, Russia's acting permanent representative to the European Union."