US President Joe Biden has called Russia's decision to cancel the grain deal with Ukraine "outrageous". There was no reason to do that, Biden said.
Moscow announced on Saturday it was withdrawing from the deal in response to an attack with drones on Russian ships in Black Sea ports in Crimea.
The grain deal between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations came about in July after lengthy negotiations. It was intended that millions of tons of grain blocked in Ukrainian ports could be exported in order to make up for the shortages on the world market. The agreement is therefore considered vital for the food supply of the poorest countries.
Due to the renewed blockade, Ukrainian President Zelensky has called for Russia to be excluded from the G20. Poor countries could suffer from an aggravation of the food crisis that Russia is deliberately causing, Zelensky said.
The next G20 summit will take place on the island of Bali in Indonesia in mid-November. According to the Kremlin, it has not yet been decided whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate.
Russia justified its withdrawal from the agreement by citing drone strikes on Black Sea fleet ships in Sevastopol on Saturday, for which it blames Ukraine. Moscow spoke of a terrorist act.