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Invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Geopolitics: Study of the effects of the…

- - - - More rely on exports of food which is firstly more expensive and secondly, food prices in other countries are higher (also bad for the carbon footprint - environmental impact).
        
        Fuel prices are also increasing rapidly so export costs will increase
        
        Ukraine and Russia are one of the biggest producers in agriculture and food globally
      - Most important season for farmers is approaching in the northern hemisphere as the summer approaches and growing season nears
      - Fertiliser prices had already increased by 40% globally before the Ukraine-Russia war as gas prices had been increasing
      - 90% of the wheat consumed in the UK is produced locally however due to fertiliser prices increasing, the costs of production has increased and the production has been stunted
    - - In the last two years, there's been an increase of 100 million more people that go to bed hungry
        
        This figure will only continue to grow
      - In Somalia, where an estimated 3.8 million people are already severely food insecure, the costs of electricity and transportation have spiked due to fuel price increases. This has mostly affected the small-scale farmers and this contributes to most of their national economy
      - In Egypt, prices of wheat and sunflower oil have escalated due to Egypt’s reliance on Russia and Ukraine for 85 percent of its wheat supply and 73 percent of its sunflower oil.
- - - - Germany (which used to get most of its energy via Russian gas) has shut down both Nordstream 1 and 2 pipelines, severely harming Russian revenue from exports
      - State- owned Rosneft, Gazprom and Transneft have all been sanctioned in the EU, with the aim of halting Russia's main source of income: Oil and Gas exports
      - However, the EU has been limited in terms of stopping energy imports entirely, given Europe's over-reliance on Russian gas and oil
- - - - Russia produces around six per cent of the world’s aluminium and seven per cent of its mined nickel. As aluminium and nickel are used in an array of electrical goods, this will severely impact their supply and prices