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wnylib

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2. Maybe it's time for international aid in getting

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2022, 10:03 AM

Jul 2022

wheat and sunflowers out of Ukraine, by airlift if necessary, instead of shipping harvests to ports.

I think Russia's goal in this is to pressure Ukraine to remove mines around its ports, leaving Russia easier access to attacking them.

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Timothy Snyder on Putin's plan [View all] milestogo Jul 2022 OP

Add Hunger Games to the list of dystopian novels which are the new reality. Irish_Dem Jul 2022 #1

Maybe it's time for international aid in getting wnylib Jul 2022 #2

Yes, a famine is coming. Ukraine grows a third of the worlds wheat. No planting this year and flying_wahini Jul 2022 #3

Unthinkable, but we must confront this Alice Kramden Jul 2022 #4

This: FM123 Jul 2022 #5

The more things change, the more they stay the same... Wounded Bear Jul 2022 #6

NATO summit reaffirms it's support for Ukraine vowing to give them the support they need to PortTack Jul 2022 #7