The president of the United States, Joe Biden, described this Saturday as “scandalous” Russia’s decision to suspend the agreement on grain exports from Ukrainian ports, vital for the world food supply.
“It’s just outrageous. There was no reason for them to do this,” he told reporters after early voting in the midterm elections in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
Russia announced on Saturday that it will suspend its participation in this agreement after a drone attack that targeted the Russian Black Sea Fleet on Saturday morning stationed in Sevastopol Bay, in annexed Crimea.
“Food as a Weapon”
According to the White House National Security Council spokeswoman, this decision shows that Russia is using “food as a weapon.”
“Russia is once again trying to use the war it started as a pretext to weaponize food, directly affecting countries that need it and food prices around the world, and exacerbating humanitarian crises and food insecurity that are already severe,” Adrienne Watson said in a statement. .
Source: BFM TV
