Ukraine's President Zelensky: There can be no effective climate policy without peace

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed delegates at COP27 in Egypt via video message. [Screengrab]

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the United Nations Climate Change Conference summit that Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine destroyed five million acres of forests in less than six months.

Addressing delegates in a video message at the COP27 in Egypt on Tuesday, Zelensky said Russia's invasion of Ukraine has distracted world governments from efforts to combat climate change.