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Posted by: Murkadin
« on: August 24, 2026, 09:53:32 pm »

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Odesa, Ukraine’s key Black Sea gateway, is feeling the impact of weeks of Russian attacks. With ports, railways and transport links damaged, exports have been hit hard, putting pressure on both Ukraine’s economy and global food supplies. We spoke to Michael Bociurkiw from the Atlantic Council.

Chapters:
00:00 Russia has expanded strikes on Ukraine’s Odesa
01:18 Interview Michael Bociurkiw, Atlantic Council
01:40 What being cut off from the Black Sea would mean for Ukraine’s economy
02:44 Bociurkiw shares first-hand experience of a Russian drone strike on Odesa
04:11 Moscow’s targets in Odesa
07:20 What happens to food prices if a Russian blockade is sustained
08:44 If Russia cannot capture Odesa, is its strategy now to destroy its usefulness to Ukraine?
10:10 What Ukraine's would have to provide to keep the Black Sea open
11:24 Can Turkey’s President Erdogan help reopen secure Black Sea shipping?
12:45 Could attacks on ports and energy infrastructure trigger another refugee movement?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cExKCzMRIro

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(Gemini)

No specific country is currently experiencing an absolute physical grain shortage due to the assaults on Odesa, but the attacks have severely restricted Ukrainian exports and raised global food security and inflation concerns.

Export Restrictions: Escalating strikes on Odesa’s port hub have virtually halted maritime shipments from Ukraine, which typically route about 90% of the country's seaborne agricultural exports.

Global Vulnerability: Organizations and market analysts warn that prolonged blockades and tit-for-tat infrastructure attacks in the Black Sea threaten import-dependent developing nations—particularly in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia—that rely heavily on a steady flow of affordable grain.

Price Pressures: While global markets have avoided the catastrophic price highs seen immediately after the 2022 invasion, the constrained logistics and lowered export forecasts have kept upward pressure on international commodity and food prices.



Posted by: Poland
« on: September 21, 2023, 11:32:30 am »

Why is Ukraine Suing its European Allies? | Vantage with Palki Sharma
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Why is Ukraine Suing its European Allies? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Poland, Hungary and Slovakia at the World Trade Organisation.

The move follows the decision by Ukraine's neighbours to ban food imports from Kyiv.

Will the lawsuit cool Poland's support for Ukraine's war effort? Palki Sharma tells you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y46KxoUa31Q

See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/re-duginism-1134/?message=22262

Posted by: Z
« on: September 19, 2023, 05:54:18 pm »

Russia is weaponizing food shortages, Zelenskiy tells UN
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tells the UN General Assembly that Russia is manipulating global food shortages, seeking international recognition of ownership of land it seized from Kyiv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Ev4ETORYk
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: September 16, 2023, 09:05:59 pm »

https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-700-million-people-dont-050628729.html

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More than 700 million people don't know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says
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because of the lack of funding, the agency has been forced to cut food rations for millions of people, and “more cuts are on the way.”

“We are now living with a series of concurrent and long-term crises that will continue to fuel global humanitarian needs,” she said. “This is the humanitarian community’s new reality — our new normal — and we will be dealing with the fallout for years to come.”
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the agency estimates that nearly 47 million people in over 50 countries are just one step from famine — and a staggering 45 million children under the age of five are now estimated to suffer from acute malnutrition.

According to WFP estimates from 79 countries where the Rome-based agency operates, up to 783 million people — one in 10 of the world’s population — still go to bed hungry every night. More than 345 million people are facing high levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million people from early 2021 before the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said.

At the root of the soaring numbers, WFP said, is “a deadly combination of conflict, economic shocks, climate extremes and soaring fertilizer prices.”

The economic fallout from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have pushed food prices out of the reach of millions of people across the world at the same time that high fertilizer prices have caused falling production of maize, rice, soybeans and wheat, the agency said.

Should these 700 million be the ones dying? If only a fraction of this number of Westerners could die instead, there would be enough food for this 700 million.

Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: August 17, 2023, 04:09:06 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJY_v8ZOab4
Posted by: guest98
« on: August 02, 2023, 03:10:26 pm »

https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/02/ukraine-war-ukrainian-grain-facilities-targeted-belarus-violates-polish-airspace

Ukraine war: Ukrainian grain facilities attacked, Russian naval drills in Baltic Sea, Black Sea deal

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Attacks on Ukrainian grain facilities

Russian drones yesterday targeted grain infrastructure in southern Ukraine close to the border of NATO member Romania, according to the Ukrainian military.

Iranian-made "Shahed" (Martyr) drones, launched from the Black Sea, hit the Odesa region at dawn, causing a huge fire at export facilities and damaging a grain elevator. A grain silo was also reportedly hit.

Russian forces have repeatedly battered Ukraine's Black Sea and river port infrastructure in recent weeks, especially the city of Odesa. Vital supplies of Ukrainian grain are exported from the area to the rest of the world.

These bombardments began in July after Moscow terminated a deal – brokered by the UN and Turkey – which allowed Ukraine to export 33 million tons of cereals despite the Russian invasion.

A blockade has now been reinstated and both sides have warned they will attack ships heading to enemy ports.

River ports in the Odesa region bordering Romania have become the main alternative exit route for Ukrainian agricultural products since Russia torpedoed the deal.

But these sites have also become targets. In July, a river port in Reni was attacked by Russian drones, while one was hit on the Danube today.

Posted by: guest98
« on: July 24, 2023, 02:33:47 pm »

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/un-chief-urges-russia-return-black-sea-deal-2023-07-24/

UN chief urges Russia to return to Black Sea deal

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Russia on Monday to return to a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain in line with a proposal he made to President Vladimir Putin.

"With the termination of the Black Sea Initiative, the most vulnerable will pay the highest price," Guterres told the U.N. Food Systems summit in Rome on Monday. "When food prices rise, everybody pays for it."

Since Russia quit the deal and began attacking Ukrainian food-exporting ports on the Black Sea and Danube river, global wheat and corn futures have risen sharply.

"This is especially devastating for vulnerable countries struggling to feed their people," Guterres said.

"I call on the Russian Federation to return to the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative, in line with my latest proposal," Guterres said. "I urge the global community to stand united for effective solutions in this essential effort."

"I remain committed to facilitating the unimpeded access to global markets for food products and fertilizers from both Ukraine and the Russian Federation, and to deliver the food security that every person deserves," Guterres said on Monday.



Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: July 20, 2023, 11:14:14 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lsc_iSMoKw
Posted by: guest98
« on: July 19, 2023, 03:16:44 pm »


It's OK for food destruction to be Russian

Ukraine says Russia targeting grain sites after deal exit
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Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of deliberately striking its Black Sea grain facilities -- and destroying tonnes of food -- since Moscow quit an export deal meant to stave off a global crisis.
https://youtu.be/PYadNr4bnLE
Posted by: guest98
« on: July 18, 2023, 03:05:41 pm »

https://globalnews.ca/news/9839469/russia-black-sea-grain-deal-withdrawal/

Russia’s Black Sea grain deal exit is ‘de facto blockade,’ Canada says

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A day after the Russian government withdrew from an agreement that allowed for the use of Ukrainian ports for grain shipments, Canada has called on Moscow to resume its participation in the Black Sea grain deal to avoid “further shocks to global food systems.”

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan issued a joint statement on Tuesday, saying Russia’s withdrawal from the agreement was a “de facto blockade.”

“This reimposes a de facto blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, significantly affecting global food exports as well as security in the Black Sea.

“Canada calls on the Russian Federation to immediately renew its participation in the agreement to avoid any further shocks to global food systems already strained by its war of aggression against Ukraine.”

The Canadian government said the Black Sea deal had managed to prevent 100 million people worldwide from falling into extreme poverty.

“(Russia’s withdrawal) also impedes the efforts of the World Food Programme, which sourced more than half of its total wheat supply from Ukraine in 2022, relieving hunger in hard-hit areas such as Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and Yemen,” the government said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday evening that the deal must continue and could operate without Russian participation.


Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: July 17, 2023, 04:51:24 pm »

As I said earlier:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/why-war-in-ukraine-is-causing-apocalyptic-famine/msg16226/#msg16226

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This will keep happening whenever Russia wants it to happen until Russian access to the Black Sea (including Azov) is cut off entirely.

How much longer must we wait, and how many more people have to starve, before NATO finally gets it?
Posted by: guest98
« on: July 17, 2023, 03:08:29 pm »

https://globalnews.ca/news/9836864/black-sea-grain-deal-impacts/

Russia is letting the Black Sea grain deal die. Who will feel it most?

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Now, the world has entered yet another period of uncertainty and although Canada and the U.S. are not among the top receivers of grain shipments from the Black Sea, experts are calling for Canadians to keep a close watch on how markets react.

On Monday, Russia withdrew from the grain deal, under which it allowed the passage of ships from Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea carrying food grain shipments.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia would suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative until its demands to get its own food and fertilizer to the world are met. While Russia has complained that restrictions on shipping and insurance have hampered its agricultural exports, it has shipped record amounts of wheat.

What will the impact be?

While the impact is expected to be felt in several developing countries in Africa and western Asia, United Nations Black Sea Initiative Joint Coordination Centre data shows that food shipments from the Black Sea were meant for destinations across the world.

The implications will be felt all over the world, and an Oxfam Canada spokesperson told Global News they were concerned about the ripple effects the suspension of the deal could have on food prices, food donation drives and inequity in Canada.

Experts believe that the end of the Black Sea grain deal will make global hunger significantly worse.


Posted by: guest98
« on: July 14, 2023, 03:56:27 pm »

Putin threatens to withdraw from the Black Sea grain deal unless some sanctions are lifted
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to walk away from the Black Sea grain deal unless some sanctions are lifted. The year-long deal has guaranteed safe shipping routes and enabled Ukraine to export grain to the world. With the deal set to expire on Monday, Putin is using the pressure to demand western countries end blockages on some Russian exports and payments.
https://youtu.be/P_J3C8EDY_E
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: April 26, 2023, 03:31:41 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92OxegmJZ9U
Posted by: 90sRetroFan
« on: March 09, 2023, 02:30:46 am »

And again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgULUhdA1M

The only true solution is still the same one as posted repeatedly earlier in this topic.