UN General Assembly
2022

From the very beginning of the invasion, Russia has been deliberately and cynically destroying new crops and farming equipment, and the invasion itself has drastically reduced Ukrainian harvests. The data that we obtained makes it clear: Russia has seized farmland representing 22 per cent of all agricultural land in Ukraine, that is, a fifth of the land that is the breadbasket of many non-European countries. Land that produces nearly 30 per cent of winter crops has suddenly failed to produce any crops this season, or its harvest has been looted. Speaking in this forum, I do not need to recall that Ukraine is one of the most important food producers in the world. It is the breadbasket not only of Europe, but also the world.