A Kremlin-friendly information outlet describes Russia and Belarus because the world’s “largest suppliers of meals and fertilisers”.
It provides that, as the 2 nations are hampered by financial sanctions imposed by Western powers, Brits and others are ravenous.
The article was posted on Tsargrad TV, owned by Vladimir Putin-supporting businessman Konstantin Malofeev.
It exhibits two cavemen standing subsequent to Union Jack bunting and is titled: “Chilly, Starvation, Cannibalism: London fell into its personal Ukrainian pit.”
It states: “Issues aren't going effectively within the UK.
"Whereas politicians are taking part in into the Ukrainian disaster, their very own inhabitants is making ready for hunger.
"Europe is seeing an explosion in costs, and politicians are speaking about the specter of mass hunger.
"In some cities of Britain, a state of emergency is launched on account of meals shortages."
The piece, printed on Monday, quotes a Sunday Instances column by Jeremy Clarkson through which the TV presenter jokes it's only a matter of time earlier than "folks eat their neighbours".
Utilizing the article as its supply, the Russian propaganda channel mentioned "journalists start to say horrible issues aloud, reminding them of the chance of cannibalism".
It claims the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West "destroyed provide chains" to its personal folks.
Clarkson's tongue-in-cheek piece, taken wildly out of context, was supposed to be humorous.
He wrote on Might 15: "Politicians say they're 'monitoring the scenario', which implies they aren’t doing something in any respect, however at some point they must as a result of whereas folks can reside with out warmth or clothes and even intercourse, they can't reside with out meals.
"Starvation makes folks eat their neighbours."
He added: "Which is strictly what Putin desires. "Certain, the struggle in Ukraine might end in him gaining solely a tiny little bit of land within the east of the nation, however past that it might effectively destabilise Europe for years."
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