LIVE UPDATES: Russia Suspends Traffic in Grain Deal Corridor

The progress reached under the Black Sea grain deal can disappear unless Russia resumes its participation in the agreement, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.

"All of that progress can disappear if Russia does not resume its participation in this," Price told a briefing.

The trust can be easily lost unless proactive steps are taken and the Black Sea Initiative must continue, the Turkish Permanent Representative to the United Nations Feridun Hadi Sinirlioglu said on Monday.

"The Black Sea Grain Initiative must continue. Trust between nations with different development levels can be easily lost unless we take proactive steps today," Sinirlioglu told Security Council members.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the Black Sea grain deal with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov by phone, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

On Saturday, Russia announced the suspension of participation in the export of products from the ports of Ukraine after the terrorist attack by Kiev on ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian ships in the waters of Sevastopol. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the preparation of the terrorist attack and the training of military personnel of the Ukrainian 73rd Special Center for Maritime Operations were carried out under the guidance of British specialists.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Moscow suspends traffic in grain deal corridor in Black Sea until the situation around the terrorist attack in Sevastopol is clarified.

The ministry underlined that the movement of ships in the Black Sea security corridor is unacceptable because Kiev uses it for military operations against Russia.