MOSCOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ‌said on Wednesday that ‌Ukrainian strikes on Russian grain and agricultural ​infrastructure were pushing up global food prices and exacerbating grain shortages, something she said served ‌the interests ⁠of some Western countries. Zakharova made her comments in a ⁠statement issued after a wave of Ukrainian strikes on ​Russia's Black ​Sea port ​of Novorossiysk forced ‌major grain terminals in the city to stop working. "All this exacerbates the shortage of grain and fertilisers, fuels the rise in ‌global food prices, ​and increases the ​burden on ​the countries of ‌the Global South and ​East, which ​are being held hostage by the irresponsible policies of the ​aforementioned 'players'," ‌Zakharova said. (Reporting by Reuters, Writing ​by Felix Light Editing ​by Andrew Osborn)