US Congresswoman Spartz calls on UN to halt "grain deal" due to threat to Ukraine

OLHA HLUSHCHENKO – SATURDAY, 30 JULY 2022, 03:50

US Congresswoman Victoria Spartz has appealed to the UN Secretary General António Guterres to put the "grain deal" [between Russian and Ukraine - ed.] on hold until better security arrangements are provided for Ukraine.

Source: Victoria Spartz’s letter to António Guterres

Quote: "The potential implications of this "grain deal," which lacks proper enforcement mechanisms, can be very costly for Ukraine. As you are well aware, hours after this deal was signed, Russia hit the Ukrainian port of Odessa with cruise missiles.

This reaffirms again that Russia cannot be trusted and effectively negates this agreement."

Details: Spartz emphasised that "as Russia has been granted such a significant lift of sanctions to export grains and fertilisers (which in effect increases Russia’s ability to blackmail Europe with gas supplies), this agreement should be put on hold until better security arrangements are provided for Ukraine."

"I urge you to deploy UN ships to the Black Sea to enforce humanitarian corridors. Otherwise, Ukraine will run into a higher risk, caused by this arrangement," Congresswoman Spartz wrote.

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