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Developing nations 'strongly dependent' on Ukraine, world's food basket, for people's very survival Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. The suspension marks the end of an accord that the U.N. and Turkey brokered last summer to allow shipments of food from the Black Sea region after Russia's invasion of its neighbor worsened a global food crisis. The initiative is credited with helping reduce soaring prices of wheat, vegetable oil and other global food commodities. For in-depth analysis on Russia's abrupt halt to the landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at a time of growing hunger, FRANCE 24's Monte Francis is joined by Shashwat Saraf, Regional Emergency Director at the International Rescue Committee in East Africa.