U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, drew a stark comparison between Russian President Vladimir Putin’s use of food as a weapon in Ukraine and the historical atrocities of Joseph Stalin during the Holodomor. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, she emphasized the alarming consequences of allowing cruelty and tyranny to go unchecked, referencing the Holodomor as a cautionary tale. The Holodomor, a man-made famine that led to millions of Ukrainian deaths, occurred during Stalin’s leadership of the Soviet Union. A recent report by human rights law firm Global Rights Compliance revealed evidence of Putin’s premeditated strategy to starve Ukrainians and target food infrastructure prior to the February 2022 invasion. The World Food Program’s Ukraine Country Director, Matthew Hollingworth, highlighted the dire food crisis, noting that Ukrainians are cut off from markets, farmers struggle to produce enough food, and one in five Ukrainians face food insecurity. As winter approaches, the emergency situation is expected to intensify.

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