We believe the Wagner Group is a terrorist group, not only because it is committing these horrific crimes in Ukraine—including this shared video in which its members were seen cutting off the heads of Ukrainian soldiers and doing all the tortures—but also because there are impacts in the global south. This is far-reaching. We've all witnessed that food insecurity is the big risk, not only for all of us, but especially for low- and medium-income countries in the global south.
In order to address this, we launched a joint initiative called “Grain from Ukraine”. With the support of Canada and other countries, we were able to deliver 170,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain to the countries that were most in need, but there is a need for much more.
In terms of the Wagner Group, we believe that they are a terrorist organization, and they need to be treated in a proper legal way that can be implemented, because this is spreading violence, and not only in Ukraine: It's spreading violence in the global south, the region that is a partner for us and is important to us.