“The Kremlin continues to use food as a weapon. Russia must be held accountable,” Bridget Brink tweeted
The United States’ ambassador to Kyiv said the Russian missile attack on the port of Odessa was “heinous” and that Russia must be held accountable.
“The Kremlin continues to use food as a weapon. Russia must be held accountableUS Ambassador Bridget Brink wrote on Twitter.
Ukraine accused Putin of “spitting in the face” of the UN and Turkey with the attack on the port of Odessa. Kyiv has warned that Russia will bear full responsibility if the grain export deal fails and called on the United Nations and Turkey to pressure Russia into meeting its obligations to ensure the safe operation of sea lanes for the export of grain. of grain in the Black Sea, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Outrageous. Russia strikes the port city of Odesa less than 24 hours after signing an agreement to allow shipments of agricultural exports. The Kremlin continues to weaponize food. Russia must be held to account.
— Ambassador Bridget A. Brink (@USAmbKyiv) July 23, 2022
Firing missiles against the port of Odessa, the Russian president “spat in the face of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Erdogan, who made enormous efforts to reach this agreement“, said the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oleg Nikolenko.
Earlier, the Ukrainian military announced that Russian missiles hit infrastructure in the port of Odessa, a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement to lift the blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports to resume grain exports.
“The enemy attacked the commercial port of Odessa with Kalibr cruise missiles. Two missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft defense forces. Two hit port infrastructure“, the Ukrainian Operational Command of the Southern Sector clarified on Telegram.
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