Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nebenja, said on October 29, that Russia had sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Guterres, saying that in the context of the attack by the Ukrainian armed forces, it was impossible to follow the “Ukrainian Food Safety Transport Initiative”. To ensure the safety of civilian ships. Therefore, from October 29, the Russian side suspended its participation in the initiative indefinitely.
In addition, Russia has called for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on October 31 to discuss Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ships and civilian vessels.