; Whereas the Russian Federation continues to threaten the local and global food supply by destroying crop harvests, reducing agricultural yields, and preventing deliveries to and from Ukraine in violation of its commitments under the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports which it adopted on July 22, 2022; Whereas the Russian Federation’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and its escalation of military activities to unprecedented levels have caused thousands of civilian casualties, displaced millions of people, devastated Ukraine cities, destroyed most of the countryside, and stretched the humanitarian capacities of Ukraine’s neighboring nations to provide aid and shelter to Ukraine and her displaced citizens to their limits; Whereas the Russian Federation has repeatedly chosen brutal force over diplomacy to achieve its foreign policy objectives, in violation of the international norms that govern the peaceful coexistence of nations, thereby showing a blatant disregard for the core principles and values of the United Nations and its Charter; Whereas the Russian aggression in Ukraine has been strongly condemned by the international community; Whereas the Russian Federation continues to curtail the freedom of expression and the freedom of assembly in its own country via the closure of independent news organizations, the intensification of crackdowns and the manipulation of Russian citizens, the repression of peaceful protests, and the application of extreme restrictions on access to social media to control the narrative of the Ukraine war and its activities therein; Whereas the spirit, purpose, and principles of the United Nations have been obstructed by the Russian Federation and its malfeasant behavior