news,45 05/12 |
STOCKHOLM, May 12 (IPS) - An entirely unnecessary and all too tangible nightmare continues to scourge Ukraine. Without doubt, one catastrophe after another still awaits. Much of Ukraineâs harvest, of paramount importance to global food supply, is at risk of being lost due to Vladimir Putinâs and the Russian armyâs belligerent actions. Last year, Ukraine harvested a record of 106 million tonnes of grain â 25, or even 50 percent of this amount is currently feared to be lost during this year while most experts add that âthis is an optimistic forecast.â