Section: Economy

      Sea trap. How Russian blackmail with a grain deal leads to the blockade of Russian ports in the Black Sea
      Aug08

      Sea trap. How Russian blackmail with a grain deal leads to the blockade of Russian ports in the Black Sea

      About why the blockade of the Black Sea initiated by Russia will ultimately lead to the economic exhaustion of Ukraine, and why it needs to be lifted as soon as possible — more details on RBС-Ukraine. The grain deal, which lasted for a year, has come to an end. Russia withdrew from it unilaterally and immediately informed the world that any ships...

      Russia has turned grain into weapon: how Putin manipulates hunger and deceives Africa
      Aug06

      Russia has turned grain into weapon: how Putin manipulates hunger and deceives Africa

      Causes and consequences of the grain crisis in Africa How Russia is stealing Ukrainian grain markets Temporary relief Pseudo-savers due to famine The “grain corridor” is not working, as Russians are shelling Ukrainian ports on the Danube, and tens of thousands of tons of grain in silos have been destroyed. This is a brief summary of...

      Sanctions loophole. Almost all sanctioned goods worth billions of dollars make their way into Russia
      Aug03

      Sanctions loophole. Almost all sanctioned goods worth billions of dollars make their way into Russia

      Just in the last six months, Russia imported banned chips from Western companies worth more than $502 million, which are used for the production of rockets and other types of weapons. Machines for the defense industry were also imported, amounting to at least $171 million, along with Western spare parts for civil aviation worth $389 million, and...

      How the West loses to Russia in energy sanctions
      Aug01

      How the West loses to Russia in energy sanctions

      Western countries fought so vigorously against “oil” dictators in Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Venezuela that they failed to notice the biggest one right under their noses. The USA, UK, and EU not only bought Russian oil and gas for decades but also built pipelines, displacing other importers in favor of the Kremlin, and helped the latter...

      Another gas blackmail? Russia puts pressure on Europe and threatens to disrupt transit through Ukraine
      Jul31

      Another gas blackmail? Russia puts pressure on Europe and threatens to disrupt transit through Ukraine

      Gazprom threatens to halt gas transit through Ukraine if Naftogaz continues arbitration proceedings against the Russian monopoly. Experts and officials in Ukraine believe that the likelihood of gas transit to European countries being halted is quite high. More details on the consequences of such a step are provided below in the material from...

      Blackmail with grain: how Poland is exacerbating the crisis of Ukrainian agricultural exports
      Jul27

      Blackmail with grain: how Poland is exacerbating the crisis of Ukrainian agricultural exports

      Less than a month ago, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced that the country did not need a new extension of the ban on Ukrainian agro-export, stating that the time until September 15 was more than enough to prepare for the market opening. Now, Poland’s position has changed dramatically. On July 19, it became known that five EU...