Brits warned food prices will rise even higher as Putin chokes off grain exports after ‘peddling lies’ over Royal Navy

BRITS could face even higher food prices after Vladimir Putin choked off grain exports today, a Whitehall source has warned. Putin could stave the west of vital supplies after “peddling lies” accusing the British Royal Navy of helping Ukraine carry out drone attacks in the Black Sea, an official said. A Whitehall source has warned that Britain’s food shelves could be left bare GettyIt comes after Vladimir Putin choked off grain exports[/caption] APThe tyrant has justified the decision after accusing the British navy of helping to facilitate drone attacks in the Black Sea[/caption] The Ministry of Defence report that Putin has decided to collapse the UN-brokered grain deal – which was only signed in July – as he looks to deflect from his disastrous invasion of Ukraine. And although ministers are set to reassure the public that Britain’s food supply is secure, they have warned that his actions “will have an impact.” “If you restrict the export of that good, the price of that good increases, and that is felt across the entire world,” the source told the Telegraph. Ukraine produces a third of the world’s grain and fluctuations in supply will inevitably increase the price of everyday items like bread and biscuits. Read more on Russia SHOW OF STRENGTH Ukrainian fighter defiantly sends blast behind Russian lines RUSSIAN HACK SCANDAL Liz Truss phone 'HACKED by Russian agents working for Vladimir Putin' And David Laborde, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, suggests the price of wheat could now rise by 10 per cent when the markets open on Monday. He added the effects of the decision will be felt across the world for months. The desperate justifications for pulling out of the grain deal come after attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines – widely believed to carried out by Russia itself – at the end of September. On Saturday the country’s defence ministry suggested that British Navy personnel were to blame. Most read in News HALLOWEEN TRAGEDY At least 146 Halloween revellers killed in horror stampede in Seoul FIZZLE OUT Bonfire Night CANCELLED across UK - is your town affected? TASTE FOR BLOOD Lion snatches boy, 3, in front of family as search team finds head & legs HOLIDAY HORROR We spotted creepy spy camera in our Airbnb after having sex on the sofa BITTER PILL Inside desperate town where fed-up locals claim streets are 'overrun by pimps' CAR TERROR Chilling moment grinning 'carjacker' with MACHETE bangs on window before demand The bizarre statement was the first time Russia has blamed Britain for the pipeline attack – despite giving no evidence that that a leading NATO member attacked the Russian military facility in Sevastopol. In response the UK’s Ministry of Defence hit back and slammed the allegations as lies – suggesting the claim was designed to distract from Russian military failures in Ukraine. “To detract from their disastrous handling of the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence is resorting to peddling false claims of an epic scale,” it said. “This invented story, says more about arguments going on inside the Russian government than it does about the West.” Admiral Lord West, a former head of the Royal Navy, later added the claim was “laughable” telling sources at the Telegraph that Mr Putin should “wind his neck in”. The news comes as one of Putin’s top generals was reportedly sacked from his post commanding Russian forces in eastern Ukraine after a humiliating retreat. But hours after his sacking, Ukrainian news site Channel 24 reported Lapin’s body had been found in the Moskva River, which runs through western Russia. The outlet then retracted the “false” report, later quoting the Ministry of Defence that Lapin had taken a three-week holiday. It is now feared that Putin may be purging his inner circle, as well as key military personnel, over Russia’s disastrous campaign in Ukraine. Read More on The Sun SPIN OFF I’m a laundry pro – one item to add to your washing so clothes never smell damp BREAKING LOOSE Andrea McLean reveals major feud among Loose Women co-stars as fans shocked Russia is using “mobilised reservists” in its battle on the Dnipro River due to “extremely low” manpower, British intelligence suggested. Putin is reportedly sending these “poorly trained” soldiers to their deaths, as he desperately attempts to hold onto land in the region. AlamyGas pictured coming from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline after it was attacked in September[/caption] The moment the Ukrainian drones hit the Sevastopol navy base