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theluckycountry wrote:

Newfie wrote:There are 2 reason I have hope for Ukraine’s eventual victory.

Unfortunately by that time there may not be much left of the nation for the inhabitants to enjoy.

Germany, and probably Japan, suffered far worse at the hands of the Allies in WWII.

They rebuilt their nations into something the inhabitants could certainly enjoy, so it seems reasonable that if the Ukranians want to, they could do the same.

32 States Set To Slash Emergency Food Stamp Benefits. Just as food prices are going up up up.

England Australia, the USA,... All highly developed first world nations where huge swaths of the population can't even afford to feed themselves but are reduced to living on government handouts. Now is not the time to be unemployed or unfunded.

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-fina ... food-stamp

FAO food price index has been dropping in the last six months, but meanwhile...
Inflation hits 8.8% in February, food prices up 16% (in Finland) -yle news
The prices of staple foods such as sugar, flour, butter and eggs are rising particularly fast — with all seeing inflation rates of well over 30 percent compared to February 2022 — but Statistics Finland noted that no product group has seen a year-on-year drop in price.

A flow on effect from higher fertilizer prices I expect. I wonder if Russia has lifted its ban on exports.

I think not
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 023-02-28/