Best Of: How Russia loots grain from Ukraine

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How do you tell if an economy is actually working? Most economics classes point to controlled inflation, steady growth, or low unemployment - but what if the level of financial fraud is the real hidden indicator?Robin Wigglesworth and Gillian Tett talk to Dan Davies, financial hi ...  Afficher plus

When Russia invaded Ukraine, it put the global food supply at risk — until the two countries struck an unusual deal to keep shipments flowing. 

Last week, that deal fell apart.

Marc Santora, who has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, e ...

Will the collapse of the UN grain deal and attack on port cities in Ukraine affect food security?James Waterhouse joins us from a grain processing plant in Poltava and we also hear from Oksana Karabin, who works for Ukraine's biggest grain exporter Kernel. Their terminal was shel ...  Afficher plus

Russia is weaponizing food by blockading Ukraine’s grain exports and withholding its own until other countries come to Putin to ask for it. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted b ...  Afficher plus

The crisis in Eastern Europe has escalated to new levels, as Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the deployment of troops to rebel-held areas of Ukraine. Prices for energy commodities, including crude oil and natural gas, spiked on the news. And wheat, a key export from t ...  Afficher plus