![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/russia-ukraine-war-latest-russia-suspending-grain-deal-purely-outrageous-says-joe-biden/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TELEMMGLPICT000314348582_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqMrymIz0rGeyhnbw5bZ97YlRtnbrYAN7GyH2J7Mdo1ks.jpeg&description=US President Joe Biden has denounced Russia's decision to suspend the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal, slamming it as "purely outrageous" and warning it would increase starvation. Russia on Saturday collapsed the agreement that allows shipments of grain from Black Sea ports, claiming Ukraine attacked the Black Sea Fleet near Sevastopol on the annexed Crimean peninsula with 16 drones early on Saturday. Russia's defence ministry accused British navy "specialists" of helping to coordinate the "terrorist" attack. But Britain said Russia's claims were false and aimed at distracting attention from Russian military failures. Mr Biden condemned the move and said "there's no merit to what they're doing". "The UN negotiated that deal and that should be the end of it," he told reporters. In a letter seen by news outlets, Russia told UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that it was suspending the deal for an "indefinite term" because it could not "guarantee safety of civilian ships" travelling under the pact. Russia has also asked the UN Security Council to meet on Monday regarding the attack, Russia's Deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy wrote on Twitter. Follow the latest updates below.){kind=link}
US President Joe Biden has denounced Russia’s decision to suspend the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal, slamming it as “purely outrageous” and warning it would increase starvation.Â
Russia on Saturday collapsed the agreement that allows shipments of grain from Black Sea ports, claiming Ukraine attacked the Black Sea Fleet near Sevastopol on the annexed Crimean peninsula with 16 drones early on Saturday.
Russia’s defence ministry accused British navy “specialists” of helping to coordinate the “terrorist” attack. But Britain said Russia’s claims were false and aimed at distracting attention from Russian military failures.
Mr Biden condemned the move and said “there’s no merit to what they’re doing”.
“The UNÂ negotiated that deal and that should be the end of it,” he told reporters.