Russia on Saturday suspended participation in a UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal after what it said was a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet in Crimea, dealing a blow to attempts to ease the global food crisis.
US President Joe Biden denounced the move as "purely outrageous" and said it would increase starvation.
Russia told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a letter, seen by Reuters, that it was suspending the deal for an "indefinite term" because it could not "guarantee safety of civilian ships" travelling under the pact. "There are more than 10 vessels both outbound and inbound waiting to enter the corridor," Amir Abdulla said in a statement, adding there was no agreement between the parties for the movement of vessels on Sunday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said what he called Russia's nonsensical move required a strong international response from the UN and the Group of 20 major economies.
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