Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. File photoWASHINGTON, May 12 The United States is deliberately turning the situation on its head by claiming that the food crisis is a consequence of Russia's actions in Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said Wednesday evening.
"The US is deliberately turning things "upside down". The Kyiv authorities are mining the waters of ports, preventing ships from delivering provisions and other goods to other states. At the same time, our attempts to coordinate the opening of humanitarian corridors are still ignored",» Antonov said in a statement circulated by the Russian diplomatic mission.
The diplomat noted that Washington «stubbornly refuses to be held accountable for their foreign economic mistakes,» arguing that the restrictions imposed against Russia do not harm the supply of food and fertilizers. «Apparently, attempts to isolate the Russian financial system and undermine the capabilities of the transport sector do not count,» the Russian ambassador added. international food markets. In this regard, according to Antonov, Russia intends to continue to fulfill its obligations under international export contracts in terms of agricultural products and fertilizers in good faith. authorities blocked dozens of ships in their ports, Lavrov said