A Russian news outlet has claimed that the rising cost of living in the UK could soon plunge the country into another crisis: cannibalism.
Citing an article by Jeremy Clarkson in which the former Top Gear presenter joked about the British eating his neighbors, TsargradTV said that “journalists are starting to say terrible things out loud, reminding them of the risk of cannibalism “.
The TV channel, which is owned by businessman Konstantin Malofeev and backed by Vladimir Putin, quoted Clarkson’s Sunday Times column as saying: “Politicians say they are ‘watching the situation’ , which means they’re not doing anything at all, but one day they’ll have to do it because even though people can live without heat or clothes or even sex, they can’t live without food. people eat their neighbors. “
TsargradTV’s article entitled “Cold, hunger, cannibalism: London fell into its own Ukrainian well” – claimed to present “only facts”.
“Things are not going well in the UK,” the report said. “As politicians play into the crisis in Ukraine, its own population is preparing for famine.
“Europe is seeing a price explosion and politicians are talking about the threat of mass starvation. A state of emergency is being introduced in some cities in Britain due to food shortages.”
In fact, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has triggered a global food crisis, which is affecting developing countries, which are less able to cope, more so than the richer Western nations.
The war has led to growing food shortages and rising prices due to sanctions and disruptions in supply chains.
Both Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of grain, and the United Kingdom and the EU have accused Russia of using food as a weapon.
Foreign Minister Liz Truss has accused Putin of trying to “get the world to the rescue” by blocking Russia’s grain exports to Ukraine.
About 22 million tons of grain are stranded in Ukraine, one of the world’s largest wheat producers, as a result of the Russian naval blockade.