Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “using hunger as a weapon” on Wednesday as she announced plans to launch a global food security alliance. Speaking at a meeting of G7 development ministers in Berlin, Schulze said there was a higher risk of famine due to the war in Ukraine. “The terrible consequences of Russia’s war go far beyond Ukraine,” Schulze said. The development ministers from the leading industrialized democracies are holding a two-day meeting to discuss challenges from famine to climate change to rebuilding Ukraine, which is also…