Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stormed out of a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday (June 6) as European Council President Charles Michel addressed the 15-member body and accused Moscow of fueling a global food crisis with its invasion of Ukraine.

Speaking directly to Nebenzia as he walked out, Michel said: "You may leave the room, maybe it's easier not to listen to the truth."

Michel had also accused Russian troops of war crimes and crimes against humanity, specifically citing reports of sexual violence - the focus of the Security Council meeting - and describing it as "a tactic of torture, terror and repression."

During his own statement earlier in the meeting, Nebenzia had "categorically refuted" any accusations of sexual violence by Russian soldiers, condemning what he said was a "lie."

EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT, CHARLES MICHEL, SAID:

"Mr. Ambassador of the Russian Federation, let's be honest, the Kremlin is using food supplies as a stealth missile against developing countries. The dramatic consequences of Russia's war are spilling over across the globe. And this is driving up food prices, pushing people into poverty and destabilizing entire regions. And Russia is solely responsible for this food crisis. Russia alone, despite the Kremlin's campaign of lies and disinformation. I've seen it with my own eyes. A few weeks ago in Odesa, millions of tons of grain and wheat were stuck in containers and ships because of Russian warships in the Black Sea and because of Russia's attack on transport infrastructure. And it is Russian tanks, Russian bombs and mines that are preventing Ukraine from planting and harvesting. The Kremlin is also targeting grain storages and stealing grain in Ukraine while shifting the blame on others. This is cowardly. This is propaganda, pure and simple propaganda. Let's get to the facts. The EU has no sanctions on the agricultural sector in Russia. Zero. And even our sanctions on the Russian transport sector do not go beyond our EU borders. You may leave the room. Maybe it's easier not to listen to the truth, ambassador."

"We hear reports of Russian forces wielding sexual violence as a weapon of war. Sexual violence is a war crime, a crime against humanity, a tactic of torture, terror and repression. Shameful acts in a shameful war. And this must be exposed to the light of day and persecuted without impunity."

Russia's U.N. Ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, replied:

"I would once again like to categorically refute any accusations against Russian service personnel of sexual violence. We roundly condemn this lie."

The Russian U.N Ambassador only answered the sexual statement, he did not respond to any other statements.

Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has fueled a global food crisis with prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilizer soaring. Russia and Ukraine account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies, while Russia is also a fertilizer exporter and Ukraine is an exporter of corn and sunflower oil.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is trying to broker what he calls a "package deal" to resume Ukrainian food exports and Russian food and fertilizer exports. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to visit Turkey on Wednesday to discuss unlocking grain exports from Ukraine.

^{PHOTO: VARIOUS OF EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHARLES MICHEL AND RUSSIA'S U.N. AMBASSADOR VASSILY NEBENZIA SPEAKING AT U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING}