Copernicus
Industrial Grade Linguist
Besides oil, the price of grain is skyrocketing because of the war. Most of Ukraine's supply is bottled up by Russia's blockade of Ukraine's ports. American isolationists will be glad to hear that Russia is working hard to alleviate the problem. They are trying to dump stolen Ukrainian grain back onto the world market. Unfortunately for the free marketers, some Mediterranean ports are turning away Russian ships with the stolen grain, but there is a workable solution. The Russians can ship it to their client regime in Syria, which can then smuggle it to other countries without specifying where they got it from. Doubtless, Putin will get his cut of the profits, along with the oligarchs involved in the scheme.