MOSCOW, October 31. /TASS/. Russia will continue to stop any attack directed against it in the Black Sea with all means available, including the grain deal and regardless of the position of the US State Department, Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev said on Monday.

He made the comment in response to a statement by a US state Department spokesman who said the attack on the Black Sea ships wasn’t enough reason for Russia to suspend its participation in the grain deal.

"Attacks on Russia in the Black Sea will continue to be stopped with all means that Russia has at its disposal. That includes the grain deal," the lawmaker said on Telegram.