“The European Union, having banned the supply of fertilizers from Russia and Belarus, has already faced a shortage of them.

And as for potash — with a complete absence,” Volodin wrote on Telegram.

According to him, the adopted anti-Russian sanctions were thoughtless and caused primary damage to countries that experienced food problems.

Earlier, UN Secretary General António Guterres called for full access to world markets for Russian food and fertilizers.

He also said that the UN is working on an agreement to remove restrictions on the export of products from Russia and Ukraine.