Antony Blinken urges continuation of pact that has reduced soaring global food prices while Joe Biden calls Russian move ‘purely outrageous’
What we know on day 249 of the Russia-Ukraine war
Russia has said its decision to pull out of the UN-brokered grain export deal comes after a dramatic attack by Ukrainian airborne and underwater drones on its Black Sea naval base of Sevastopol in the early hours of Saturday.
Social media showed footage of explosions near and in the Crimean harbour, and Russia’s defence ministry said there had been an attack by “nine unmanned aerial vehicles and seven autonomous sea drones” that began at 4.20am.
It is vital that all parties refrain from any action that would imperil the Black Sea grain initiative, which is a critical humanitarian effort that is clearly having a positive impact on access to food for millions of people.
