Clara Ferreira Marques, Columnist

Putin Is Playing Hunger Games in the Black Sea

The world’s most vulnerable consumers need Ukraine’s grain to get moving again. The Kremlin, however, prefers to keep the world on edge.

July 26, 2022 at 11:40 AM UTC

By Clara Ferreira Marques

Clara Ferreira Marques is a managing editor for Commodities and Energy in Asia. Previously, she was a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and editorial board member.

Ukraine grain.
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The world’s most vulnerable consumers need Ukraine’s grain to get moving again, to help cool food prices. Battle-ravaged Ukraine and its farmers need the missing revenue. The Kremlin, however, prefers to keep the world on edge — and that won’t change soon.