Hunger crisis in Ukraine amid invasion (Borgen Magazine) 

Borgen Magazine published an article that they had put up a black flag at one end of a Ukrainian village and another one at the other end, which indicated that absolutely no one had survived, not even a dog or a cat.” This was the reality that Ukrainians faced during the great famine of the early 20th century and one that they could soon face again. Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, citizens once again face a hunger crisis in Ukraine. If Switzerland chooses to remain passive or Putin does not break under the pressure of a stagnant economy, the only remaining answer is money. In a March 2022 interview with NPR, Joseph Glauber, senior research fellow, and Arif Husain, chief economist at the World Food Programme, highlighted that even without Ukraine’s exports, there is enough food in the world, only at an increased price. Thus, “if governments and other donors can fill the gap between what people are able to pay and the new, higher price of food, people will not go hungry.” Secretary of State Blinken said, “it is on us to prevent this history from repeating itself.”