Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the decision by the Russian side to extend the grain deal for 60 days instead of 120 was "a kind of cold shower" for the United States and the European Union, and their comments in this regard "are striking in hypocrisy." This is stated on the website of the ministry.

“We understand that the decision taken in Moscow turned out to be a kind of “cold shower” for the Americans and the EU,” the message says, which indicates that, according to the Russian Federation, the comments that followed the announcement of Russia’s position on the extension of the grain deal “amaze with hypocrisy, unprofessionalism , a complete distortion of the real facts.

Zakharova also noted that US claims that Russian agricultural exports are not subject to the sanctions of the United States and its "satellites" are no less "hypocritical".

Earlier, the representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said that the organization is focused on extending the grain deal and is in constant contact with all interested parties.