She said Putin’s justification for pulling out of the agreement was full of “falsehood and lies” and the decision would have a huge impact on the least developed countries, including Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sudan and Somalia. “Putin decided to cut off a vital lifeline to the rest of the world, and overnight and this morning Russian forces fired drones and cruise missiles not far from where we are standing right now.”
“In recent weeks Russia began blocking ships from entering this port, and yesterday Putin made the reckless and dangerous decision to end Russian participation in the Black Sea grain initiative,” Power said. Moscow accused Ukraine of attacking the Kerch Bridge, used to transport military supplies to Crimea, which was seized and annexed by Russia in 2014. Russia had vowed to retaliate after a blast on a bridge linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula on Monday. Most of the missiles were shot down but falling debris damaged some infrastructure in Odesa port. Her visit came after Russia carried out a series of missile and drone strikes on southern and eastern Ukraine overnight.
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