The Russian Embassy in Ghana says the Government of Ghana must desist from blaming its economic woes on the Vladimir Putin-led attack on Ukraine.

The Akufo-Addo led-administration has consistently blamed the current economic hardship in the country on global crisis such COVID-19 and the recent Russia-Ukraine war.

His Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during an economy lecture held in the Central also alluded to same.

But, the Russian Embassy in Accra disagrees.

In a series of tweets on its official Twitter handle, the Embassy disclosed that Ghana’s economic challenges started before the invasion in Ukraine.

“The Embassy took notice of the increased number of news articles somehow or other accusing Russia of all negative trends in agricultural markets, gloomy prospects in terms of access of food and huge losses of farmers,” the Embassy indicated .