Ukraine Flashcards
food and economy
. key exporter of wheat, cooking oil, corn etc partic to afri + mid east countries
. russia stopping grain getting through causing shortages in places like chad
displaced people
. >8mil refs left Ukraine. many involuntraily relocated by Russia others have put strain of resources like sch + hospitals in Poland and Germany
. 1/3 ukraine refs in ger say they want to stay
Geopolitics
. international sanctions starting to hamper russian economy
. forces countries to pick sides which increases tension
energy
. Russia is one of the largest oil producers in the world but EU countries looking for alternatives and conservation efforts have meant that the price spike was alleviated slightly
. living costs sky-rocket in UK’s cost of living crisis
security
. russia has the most nuc weapons
. germany donate state-of-the-art tanks to ukraine to fight against russia