Russia planned from the start to steal Ukrainian grain to finance war, report claims

It seems that the plan to loot Ukraine's grain was not "formed on the fly" - at least that's what an international human rights group claims, according to which Russia's goal at the start of the invasion was to grab $1 billion of Ukrainian grain - its war effort financing. The above report comes as the UK prepares to hold a global food security summit to address the Russian "stranglehold" on grain exports from Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict. The report, published under the title "Armed Agriculture," found evidence of planning for Ukraine's grain heist of "unprecedented scale," suggesting that Russia meticulously planned the exact details of its implementation, preparation processes, and the details of the ingestion of complex large-scale grain production infrastructure in Ukraine. The report also showed that in the week following the outbreak of war, Russian soldiers targeted grain-producing farms. The report was prepared by the Justice Team of Global Rights Compliance (an ...