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...