Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday that “immediate measures” must be taken to unblock the country’s ports in order to prevent a global food crisis.

Zelensky’s comments came after speaking with European Council President Charles Michel, who visited the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, where Zelensky said that for the first time since World War II, no activity is taking place at the port. The Ukrainian president did not specify what measures must be taken to break the Russian blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, but he argued that the blockade will lead to a food price crisis and famine in certain parts of the world.

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