Blinken accuses Russia of again weaponizing food with halt of grain deal with Ukraine

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.

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