Ukraine minister urges Asean to stop Russian 'hunger games'

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba briefs to the media about the outcomes of his visit to Cambodia and ASEAN summit during the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Saturday, November 12, 2022. - Reuters

PHNOM PENH, Nov 12 (Reuters): Ukraine's foreign minister on Saturday urged South-East Asian countries to take all measures possible to stop Russia from playing "hunger games" over a Ukrainian Black Sea grain deal, which could expire next week.

The deal allowing the export of food and fertilizers from several of Ukraine's Black Sea ports - brokered by the United Nations and Turkey on July 22 - could end on Nov. 19 if Russia or Ukraine object to its extension.