US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Russia violated the terms of the grain agreement, but did not confirm the West’s intention to fulfill its obligations under the agreements. He said this in a televised briefing. YouTube.
According to Miller, Russia currently does not allow ships to enter one of the three ports where food is exported from Ukraine. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs described this as a clear violation of the obligations of the Russian side under the Black Sea initiative.
Miller noted that threats to withdraw from the agreement are fraught with rising global food prices, as well as reduced food availability for the world’s vulnerable populations.
“And once again we urge Russia to stop holding the global food supply hostage,” a State Department spokesperson said.
Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, in his speech at the Security Council meeting, declarationThat the Russian part of the grain agreement has not started to be implemented, as Ukraine and its “Western curators” are blocking the export of food and fertilizers.
Before that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia approved Extension of the grain deal by two months until 17 July without changes.