WASHINGTON, 31 October 2022, (TON): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “Russia’s halting of its participation in the United Nations-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative grain deal is weaponizing food by exacerbating humanitarian crises.”
Blinken said in a statement “any act by Russia to disrupt these critical grain exports is essentially a statement that people and families around the world should pay more for food or go hungry.”
Russia suspended participation in grain deal after what it said was a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet in Crimea.
US President Joe Biden denounced the move as “purely outrageous” and said it would increase starvation.