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US and Allies , Hope Russia Will Stop Using , 'Food as Weapon of War'. On August 3, the United Nations Security Council convened in New York. . ABC reports that Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S. and other countries intend to push Russia to stop using food as a weapon. . ABC reports that Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S. and other countries intend to push Russia to stop using food as a weapon. . I think Russia is hearing a demand signal from countries around the world that they they need to stop using food as a weapon of war in Ukraine, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, via ABC. I think Russia is hearing a demand signal from countries around the world that they they need to stop using food as a weapon of war in Ukraine, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, via ABC. Last month, Russia announced that it would stop participating in a deal that allowed ships carrying tons of Ukrainian grain to travel through the Black Sea. ABC reports that Ukraine has long been one of the largest exporters of grain, wheat and corn in the world. According to Biden administration officials, Russia's exit from the agreement , “will exacerbate food scarcity and harm millions of vulnerable people around the world.”. Russia’s decision to resume its effective blockade of Ukrainian ports and prevent this grain from getting to markets will harm people all over the world, John Kirby, Spokesperson for the National Security Council, via ABC. Russia will be fully and solely responsible for the consequences of this military act of aggression, John Kirby, Spokesperson for the National Security Council, via ABC. Russia will be fully and solely responsible for the consequences of this military act of aggression, John Kirby, Spokesperson for the National Security Council, via ABC. On August 3, Blinken said that officials in the U.S. hope that Russia will engage with global leaders to resume grain shipments out of Ukraine. On August 3, Blinken said that officials in the U.S. hope that Russia will engage with global leaders to resume grain shipments out of Ukraine. We’ve got 91 countries to date signed up not to use food as a weapon of war, Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, via ABC