In response to Russia's suspension of the implementation of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, an emergency meeting was held at the UN Security Council, and while Western countries and others accused it of causing an international food crisis, Russia vehemently objected that Ukrainian agricultural products were mainly exported to developed countries and had little impact on developing countries.
At an emergency meeting held at the United Nations Security Council on the 21st, various countries criticized Russia for suspending the implementation of an agreement on the export of agricultural products from Ukraine and for repeatedly attacking southern Ukraine, where agricultural products are shipped.
Among them, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Greenfield accused Russia of making threats in the Black Sea and holding humanity hostage for political maneuvering, and Ambassador to the United Nations Ishikane of Japan appealed for "a quick return to the international framework and the resumption of exports, without using food as a weapon."
A representative from Ghana, one of Africa's many importers of Ukrainian agricultural products, said: "The suspended agreement will never come to fruition again, and we are deeply disappointed that the agreement has not been renewed."
In response, Russia's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Polyansky said, "About 70% of the agricultural products exported under the agreement are exported to high-income countries, and less than 3% are received by the poorest countries such as Ethiopia, Yemen and Sudan." He reiterated that the agreement cannot be implemented unless all sanctions imposed on Russian grains and fertilizers are lifted.