 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there are credible reports that Russia is pilfering Ukraine's grain export to sell for profit. Speaking during a virtual roundtable with philanthropists, non-governmental organizations and private sector entities, Blinken said the alleged theft was part of a broader Russian actions during its war in Ukraine that has hit Ukraine's ability to export its wheat crop and was in the global food security crisis. Russian forces have captured some of Ukraine's most productive farmland. They planted explosives throughout the fields. They've destroyed vital agricultural infrastructure. There are credible reports, including, as we saw in one of our leading newspapers today, that Russia is pilfering Ukraine's grain exports to sell for its own profit. Now Russia is hoarding its food exports as well. So this is all deliberate. We know that. President Putin is stopping proof from being shipped and aggressively using his propaganda machine to deflect or distort responsibility because it hopes it'll get the world to give into him and end the sanctions. In other words, quite simply put, it's blackmail.