The transport of Ukrainian cereals is blocked, Sunday, October 30 in the Black Sea, after Russia suspended the agreement on their exports, vital for the world food supply. Moscow assured that this decision was taken after a drone attack on these ships, but Ukraine denounced “a false pretense” and called on to press for the Russie “again undertakes to respect its obligations” for this agreement concluded in July under the aegis of the UN and Turkey, the only one between Moscow and kyiv since the beginning of the conflict. EU “urges Russia to reconsider its decision”, European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said in a tweet. Follow our live.
“The specter of large-scale famine”. In his daily video posted on the internet, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russia’s decision “wasn’t actually from today”. “Russia began to aggravate the global food shortage in September, when it blocked the movements of ships carrying our agricultural products”he said. “This is a transparent Russian intention to raise the specter of large-scale famine once again in Africa and Asia,” he added.
Joe Biden calls Russia’s decision to suspend grain deal ‘scandalous’.”It’s just outrageous. There was no reason for them to do that.” the US president told reporters. The spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council had previously accused Russia of using “food as a weapon”, exacerbating “already serious humanitarian crises and food insecurity”.
Russia to submit issue of Sevastopol and Nord Stream attacks to UN Security Council. “The Russian side intends to draw the attention of the international community, including through the United Nations Security Council, to the series of terrorist attacks perpetrated against Russia in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, including with the “Britain’s involvement”, spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy Maria Zakharova said on Telegram. The British Defense reacted by denouncing “fake news” intended for “To divert attention”.