Russia on Saturday suspended participation in a UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal after what it said was a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet in Crimea, dealing a blow to attempts to ease the global food crisis.
Russia told UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres in a letter, seen by Reuters, that it was suspending the deal for an"indefinite term" because it could not"guarantee safety of civilian ships" travelling under the pact.
"There are more than 10 vessels both outbound and inbound waiting to enter the corridor," Amir Abdulla said in a statement, adding there was no agreement between the parties for the movement of vessels on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said what he called Russia's nonsensical move required a strong international response from the UN and the Group of 20 major economies."This is a completely transparent attempt by Russia to return to the threat of large-scale famine for Africa, for Asia," Zelensky said in a video address, adding that Russia should be kicked out of the G20.
But ahead of the November 19 expiry of the deal, Russia had repeatedly said that there are serious problems with it. Ukraine complained Moscow had blocked almost 200 ships from picking up grain cargoes. Just 24 hours before Russia's move, a spokesperson for Guterres had appealed to the parties to renew the pact.
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