Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
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The European Union is faced with a difficult choice between supporting Ukraine and putting its farmers at a disadvantage.
While Ukraine’s fortunes on the battlefield have been mixed, its operations in Crimea and the Black Sea have been rather more successful.
Vladimir Putin is engaged in a bid to woo support among African leaders, but the summit masks the darker reality of Russian influence-seeking in Africa
Russia’s move, which it followed by bombing the key port city of Odesa and threatening to attack any ship sailing for Ukraine, sent global food prices skyrocketing.
For now there is little hope of a peace deal, but back-channel agreements show that Ukraine and Russia are at least talking.
Ukraine seemed to have recovered well from COVID and its economy was forecast to grow strongly. But then Russia invaded.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
If Russia keeps its word, the benefits will be immediate. Grain prices could soften as more grain supplies become available to the world market.
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Bocconi University
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Professor, International Politics, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer, Private and Commercial Law / Researcher in International Law and Trade, Brunel University of London
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Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University