Russia's halting of its participation in the United Nations-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative is having 'immediate, harmful impacts' on global food security and food prices have risen on uncertainty around the deal, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a news conference in Washington, U.S. March 10, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pool via REUTERS
Moscow announced on Saturday that it was suspending its role in the U.N.
"This is not a bilateral issue between Russia and Ukraine," he said, adding that 66% of the wheat exported under the initiative has gone to developing counties and 19% went to least developed countries.
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