A view shows buildings damaged by recent shelling during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Lapshyn
Devex: Ukraine says war damage exceeds $100B, warns of food crisis
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already inflicted more than $100 billion in damages to infrastructure and other assets, and it is likely to cause a major global food crisis, a key adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday.
Ukraine is a major food exporter, accounting for nearly half the global export market of sunflower oil and double-digit percentages of certain grains.
Farmers will need to begin work in the fields this month ahead of the growing season, said Oleg Ustenko, Zelenskyy’s chief economic adviser, during a virtual meeting with the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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WNU Editor: I think all the projections on the cost of this war are too low .... War in Ukraine ‘to cost global economy at least £400bn in 2022’ (The Independent).
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How farmers can work when they have to think about their life?
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