What Russia’s advance in east Ukraine means for food security
2 years, 8 months ago

What Russia’s advance in east Ukraine means for food security

Al Jazeera  

The loss of Ukraine’s ports and most fertile stretch of land would further upend food prices, analysts say. “There is no sufficient alternative to cover the gap,” Roman Slaston, director of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, adding many countries in the world will be prone to “starvation, hunger riots, refugee migration without Ukraine’s food supply”. ‘Unspoken rewards of Putin’s invasion’ Some analysts have argued Ukraine’s valued “black soil” may have factored in the equation when Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to launch an invasion of Ukraine on February 24. “There’s a real fear among agriculturalists that soil is being denuded of its nutrients and not replaced, and here you have in Ukraine some of the richest soil in the world, that is so fecund that is listed as a kind of a global heritage asset,” Iain Overton, director of London-based research group Action on Armed Violence, told Al Jazeera. According to Action on Armed Violence’s director, “nationalists who saw that part of Ukraine as being Russian – whether you agree with that or not – would have been concerned with foreign national companies coming in and renting land.” Occupying it militarily may impede further reforms, as well as provide some level of insurance against the kind of bread riots that ended centuries of czarist rule in Russia and shook authoritarian regimes across the Arab world.

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Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite Russian threats
1 year ago

Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite Russian threats

LA Times  

Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place that growing numbers of companies have turned to as they struggle to export their foodstuffs to people facing hunger around the world. Ukraine’s new corridor, protected by the military, has now allowed him to “free up warehouse space and increase activity.” Growing numbers …

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port
1 year, 1 month ago

A Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and wounding another, as well as three citizens of the Philippines, crew members on the ship, Ukraine’s armed forces said Thursday. Odesa port facilities have come under Russian attack 21 times since Russia in August declined to renew a …

Ukraine reaches deal with Poland and Lithuania to expedite grain exports as war grinds on
1 year, 2 months ago

Ukraine reaches deal with Poland and Lithuania to expedite grain exports as war grinds on

LA Times  

A truck unloads grain in a granary in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine. Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania have agreed on a plan that they hope will help expedite Ukrainian grain exports, officials said Tuesday, with needy countries beyond Europe potentially benefiting from speedier procedures. While the stated goal is to hasten Ukrainian grain exports, the agreement may also help defuse …

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion
1 year, 3 months ago

Grain spat drags Ukraine's ties with ally Poland to lowest point since start of Russian invasion

The Independent  

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Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports. Putin reiterated those complaints Monday, while also telling reporters that if those commitments were honored, Russia could return to the deal “within days.” …

Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia attacks Ukraine grain port ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine downs 17 drones over Izmail port on the Danube River as Russian and Turkish leaders prepare to hold talks on Ukrainian grain exports. Russia has launched a wave of drone attacks on one of Ukraine’s biggest grain exporting ports, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were due to hold talks. A top …

A second merchant ship leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa following Russia’s exit from grain deal
1 year, 3 months ago

A second merchant ship leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa following Russia’s exit from grain deal

Associated Press  

A second container ship sailed Saturday through a temporary Black Sea corridor established by Ukraine’s government after Russia halted a wartime agreement aimed at ensuring safe grain exports from the invaded country’s ports. The Primus’ departure came 10 days after the launch of another container ship that had been docked in Odesa since before Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor, …

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv’s new Black Sea corridor

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube River that Ukraine has increasingly relied on as an alternative transport route to Europe, after Moscow broke off a key wartime shipping agreement using the Black Sea. At the same time, a loaded container ship stranded at the Black Sea port of Odesa since Russia’s full-scale …

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain
1 year, 4 months ago

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he’ll sell his grain

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Victor Tsvyk harvested 4,800 tons of wheat this month, but after Russia exited a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to ship grain to the world, he has no idea where his produce will go. Tsvyk, who normally exported up to 90% of his harvest from the southern port of Odesa, faces a crisis: His yield is 20% …

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain
1 year, 4 months ago

As the Black Sea becomes a battleground, one Ukrainian farmer doesn’t know how he'll sell his grain

The Independent  

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Ukraine to open ‘humanitarian corridor’ for ships stuck in Black Sea ports
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine to open ‘humanitarian corridor’ for ships stuck in Black Sea ports

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s navy warned that military threats from Russia and sea mines remain along all shipping routes. Ukraine announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea to release cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war, a new test of Russia’s de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned a deal last month to let Kyiv export …

Russia targets Odesa port, angering Ukraine and nearby Romania
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia targets Odesa port, angering Ukraine and nearby Romania

Al Jazeera  

Several tonnes of grain are damaged following the drone attack on Izmail, which is part of Ukraine’s Danube infrastructure. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis called Russia’s repeated attacks on Ukraine’s Danube infrastructure near Romania “unacceptable” war crimes. Nine days of attacks Kyiv has accused Moscow of stepping up attacks on Ukrainian grain infrastructure by hitting 26 port facilities, five civilian vessels …

Ukraine, Croatia to export grain from Croatian ports as Russia withdraws Black Sea grain deal
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine, Croatia to export grain from Croatian ports as Russia withdraws Black Sea grain deal

Firstpost  

This development comes in the aftermath of Russia’s withdrawal from the UN-brokered Black Sea grain deal, which had been a crucial channel for Ukraine’s agricultural products during the ongoing war After discussions with his Croatian counterpart in Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced that Ukraine and Croatia have reached an agreement on potentially utilising Croatian ports along the Danube …

EU agriculture officials work on ways to move Ukrainian grain to the world
1 year, 4 months ago

EU agriculture officials work on ways to move Ukrainian grain to the world

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The European Union will look at helping fund the costly transportation of grain out of Ukraine after Russia halted a deal that allowed Black Sea exports vital to global food security, a top agriculture official said Tuesday. The United Nations Security Council plans to meet Wednesday at Ukraine’s request to discuss Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian …

UK warns Russia may begin targeting civilian ships in Black Sea
1 year, 4 months ago

UK warns Russia may begin targeting civilian ships in Black Sea

Al Jazeera  

UK ambassador to the UN says the ‘Russian military may expand their targeting of Ukrainian grain facilities further.’ The United Kingdom has warned that it has information indicating Russia’s military may start to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea, as the European Union pledged to help Ukraine export almost all its farm produce via rail and road. Global wheat …

Russia says 'impossible' to return to deal allowing Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain until Russian interests are honoured
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia says 'impossible' to return to deal allowing Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain until Russian interests are honoured

ABC  

The Kremlin says it is impossible for Russia to return to the Black Sea grain export deal until an agreement related to Russian interests is honoured, rebuffing a call by UN secretary-general António Guterres for Moscow to rejoin. Key points: Russia says the deal can not be resumed until its own fertiliser exports are protected Both Russia and Ukraine have …

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russia has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Ukrainian ports key to sending grain to the world. Following the grain deal’s collapse, Ukraine sent a letter to the U.N. International Maritime Organization establishing its own temporary shipping corridor, saying it would “provide guarantees of compensation for damage.” But Russia warned this week that ships traversing parts of the …

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine wants ships to keep exporting its grain despite Russian attacks. Some are interested

The Independent  

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Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia comes under pressure at UN to avoid global food crisis and revive Ukrainian grain shipments

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia came under pressure at the United Nations Security Council on Friday from its ally China and developing countries as well as Western nations to avert a global food crisis and quickly revive Ukrainian grain shipments. In response to Russia declaring wide areas in the Black Sea dangerous for shipping, the U.N. warned that a military incident …

Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia targets Ukraine’s farm storage sites after days of hitting Black Sea port facilities

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region Friday, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade. Attacks in recent days have put Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs after Moscow abandoned a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key …

By pulling out of Ukrainian grain deal, Russia risks alienating its few allies
1 year, 5 months ago

By pulling out of Ukrainian grain deal, Russia risks alienating its few allies

India Today  

By pulling out of a landmark deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea, Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking a gamble that could badly damage Moscow’s relations with many of its partners that have stayed neutral or even been supportive of the Kremlin’s invasion of its neighbour. But with the West showing little willingness to yield any …

Russia attacks farm storage facilities in Ukraine after days of bombarding port
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia attacks farm storage facilities in Ukraine after days of bombarding port

LA Times  

Russia followed its withdrawal from a grain export deal by expanding its attacks from port infrastructure to farm storage buildings in Ukraine’s Odesa region Friday, while also practicing a Black Sea blockade. Attacks in recent days have put Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs after Moscow abandoned a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. …

Russia bombards Odesa and other southern Ukraine port cities for third night since end of grain deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia bombards Odesa and other southern Ukraine port cities for third night since end of grain deal

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night Thursday, keeping Odesa in the Kremlin’s crosshairs after a bitter dispute over the end of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. The Russian military on Thursday described its strikes on Odesa, a city whose …

Wheat prices spike after Russia bombs Odesa grain port in Ukraine, threatens to attack ships
1 year, 5 months ago

Wheat prices spike after Russia bombs Odesa grain port in Ukraine, threatens to attack ships

ABC  

Global grain prices have jumped after Russia bombed a Ukrainian grain port and threatened further destruction upon any cargo ship attempting to leave Ukraine. Key points: Global wheat futures made their biggest one-day jump since Russia invaded Ukraine 17 months ago The bombing follows a decision by Russia to renege on allowing the safe passage of Ukraine grain Russian and …

Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port after ending grain shipments' sea corridor deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia strikes Ukraine's Black Sea port after ending grain shipments' sea corridor deal

ABC  

Ukraine has accused Russia of damaging grain export infrastructure in "hellish" overnight strikes focused on two of its Black Sea ports, vowing not to be intimidated from working to keep grain exports moving out of them. Key points: Russia is attacking Ukraine's Black Sea Odesa port after quitting a safe sea deal Ukraine is working on options to keep its …

Russia targets Ukraine port, calls it payback for strike on key bridge to Crimea
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia targets Ukraine port, calls it payback for strike on key bridge to Crimea

India Today  

Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsula. The Russians first sought to wear down Ukraine’s air defenses by firing 25 exploding drones and then targeted Odesa with six Kalibr …

Ukraine’s Zelenskky says Russia blackmails world with food access
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskky says Russia blackmails world with food access

Al Jazeera  

Zelenskyy said the export of grain from Ukraine’s seaports should continue despite Russia’s withdrawal from the deal. Describing the need to be protected from “Russian madness” following Moscow’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal on Monday, Zelenskyy said the export of grain from Ukraine’s seaports should continue – with or without Russia’s participation. Ukraine’s exports provided food security for …

Bruised by the Crimea bridge bombing, Russia is attacking food supplies
1 year, 5 months ago

Bruised by the Crimea bridge bombing, Russia is attacking food supplies

The Independent  

Humiliated once again by a Ukrainian attack on the Kerch Bridge, which links Russia proper to occupied Crimea, it was inevitable that the Kremlin would retaliate with the nearest weapon that came to hand – food. Whereas the previous assumption had been that Russia would play its usual games with vital food exports, but that in the end, international pressure, …

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain in a hit to global food security

The Hindu  

Russia said on July 17 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. “The Black Sea deal is absolutely critical for the food security of a number of countries,” …

Russia halts landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at time of growing hunger
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at time of growing hunger

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. The Russian Foreign Ministry again declared the northwestern Black Sea area “temporarily dangerous.” Sergei Markov, a Moscow-based pro-Kremlin …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world

LA Times  

Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The International Rescue Committee calls the grain deal a “lifeline for the 79 countries and 349 million people on the frontlines of food insecurity.” Losing millions of tons of food from Ukraine at a time when many countries …

Russia halts deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, in a hit to global food security
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia halts deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, in a hit to global food security

LA Times  

Russia said Monday that it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. It’s the end of a breakthrough accord that the United Nations and Turkey brokered last summer to …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia's war matters to the world

The Hindu  

Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security. The Black Sea Grain Initiative has allowed 32.8 million metric tons of food to be exported from Ukraine since last …

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world

Associated Press  

LONDON — Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, has allowed 32.9 million metric tons of food to be exported from Ukraine since August, more than half to developing countries, according to the Joint …

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises food safety concerns

The Hindu  

Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. Russian intentions If the deal isn’t extended, “the countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports …

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia’s threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security

Associated Press  

LONDON — Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. If the deal isn’t extended, “the countries that had relied on Ukraine for their imports …

Putin: Ukraine losses ‘catastrophic’; Russia eyes ‘sanitary zone’
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin: Ukraine losses ‘catastrophic’; Russia eyes ‘sanitary zone’

Al Jazeera  

Russian leader says no need for new round of mobilisation – for now – claims Ukraine has suffered ‘catastrophic’ losses in its counteroffensive. Referring to Ukrainian incursions and shelling of Russia’s Belgorod and other border regions, Putin said his military would take moves to stop such attacks, and if Kyiv persists, “We will have to consider creating a sanitary zone …

How escalating conflict in Ukraine deepens Britain’s food price woes
1 year, 6 months ago

How escalating conflict in Ukraine deepens Britain’s food price woes

The Telegraph  

However, Walton says British shoppers will also feel the impact at the tills as a squeeze on global wheat supplies drives up prices across the board. That might well push back the timeline for a return to more normal food pricing,” he says. It brings one of the most powerful fluctuations in the Earth’s climate system, causing yet more disruption …

UN warns of new threat to global food security after Russia limits Ukraine grain shipments
1 year, 6 months ago

UN warns of new threat to global food security after Russia limits Ukraine grain shipments

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Warning of a new threat to global food security, the United Nations said Thursday that Russia is limiting the number of ships allowed to pick up Ukrainian grain at Black Sea ports in its campaign to get Kyiv to open a pipeline for a key ingredient of fertilizer to get to world markets. He said Russia informed …

Ukraine’s farmers risk landmines in order to plant
1 year, 7 months ago

Ukraine’s farmers risk landmines in order to plant

LA Times  

A grassy lane rutted with tire tracks leads to Volodymyr Zaiets’ farm in southern Ukraine. They have soaring production and transportation costs caused by Russia’s blockade of many Black Sea ports, and several neighboring European countries imposed import restrictions on Ukrainian grain to prevent a glut. The “drastic reduction” of grain crops potentially threatens global food security, said Pierre Vauthier, …

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, a boost to global food security after the war drove up prices. “Looking ahead, we hope that exports of food and fertilizers, …

Russia's threat to exit Ukraine grain deal adds risk to global food security
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia's threat to exit Ukraine grain deal adds risk to global food security

The Independent  

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Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal, in a boost to global food security
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal, in a boost to global food security

LA Times  

Russia has agreed to extend a deal that allows Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkey’s leader announced Wednesday, in a boost to global food security after the war launched more than a year ago drove up prices. “With the efforts of our country, the support of our Russian friends …

No further negotiations planned on Black Sea grain deal this week says Ukraine
1 year, 7 months ago

No further negotiations planned on Black Sea grain deal this week says Ukraine

Firstpost  

Ukrainian Black Sea ports were closed following Russia’s incursion last year, but access to three of them was restored in July under a deal mediated by the United Nations and Turkey between Moscow and Kyiv Despite the fact that no further negotiations are scheduled for this week, Ukraine cannot completely rule out the possibility that the agreement for the secure …

US, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports
1 year, 7 months ago

US, Europe eyeing ways to improve Ukraine’s grain exports

Associated Press  

IZMAIL, Ukraine — U.S. and European officials on Wednesday toured Ukraine’s southern port of Izmail that’s important in bringing Ukrainian grain to the world — and could become critical if a deal with Russia to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports expires. Ukrainian grain supplies are critical to millions of people around the world, and Wednesday’s visit comes …

Poland suspends food imports from Ukraine to assist its farmers
1 year, 8 months ago

Poland suspends food imports from Ukraine to assist its farmers

Al Jazeera  

Poland’s governing party leader Jarosław Kaczyński says the list of banned items would include grain and honey. Poland’s government said it will temporarily prohibit grain and other food imports from Ukraine as it seeks to address the rising anger of Polish farmers, who say they are losing huge amounts of money to a glut of Ukrainian grain on the market. …

Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia: 60-day extension of wartime grain deal acceptable

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A Russian delegation at talks with senior U.N. officials said Monday that Moscow is ready to accept an extension to a grain export deal that has helped bring down global food prices amid the war in Ukraine — but only for 60 days as the Kremlin holds out for changes to how the arrangement is working. The United …

Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukrainian grain shipments drop as ship backups grow

LA Times  

A boat with Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and United Nations officials heads to inspect cargo ships coming from Ukraine loaded with grain in the Marmara Sea in Istanbul on Oct. 1, 2022. The amount of grain leaving Ukraine has dropped even as a United Nations-brokered deal works to keep food flowing to developing nations, with inspections of ships falling to half …

A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide
1 year, 10 months ago

A year of Russia’s war in Ukraine: Your simple guide

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says a renewed Russian offensive is under way following 12 months of bloodshed. Looking ahead, there are fears of a wider conflict possibly involving nuclear warheads as relations between Russia and Ukraine’s allies in the West, which have worsened from lows as the war has raged, sink further. That’s the year Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula and Moscow-backed separatists …

War in Ukraine at 1 year: Pain, resilience in global economy
1 year, 10 months ago

War in Ukraine at 1 year: Pain, resilience in global economy

The Independent  

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