China has been a top beneficiary of the Black Sea grain deal that Russia publicly blew up Monday, sending shockwaves through the global food system.
“I hope [Beijing] will give some signal,” to encourage Russia to rejoin the agreement, said a Ukrainian official, who was granted anonymity to discuss private conversations.
“It’s unconscionable,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters Monday. “This should be restored as quickly as possible and I hope that every country is watching this very closely.
“While this grain deal has played a part in calming skyrocketing food prices, it is not the cure-all for world hunger,” said Hanna Saarinen of U.K.-based anti-poverty charity Oxfam. Ukraine’s infrastructure minister called Monday for the deal to continue even without Russia’s compliance, with Turkey and the U.N. providing key security assurances.
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