They also export a lot of food. It partly a free trade thing - it's cheaper to grow grain in Ukraine. see https://www.brookings.edu/articles/unpacking-the-misco

They also export a lot of food. It partly a free trade thing - it's cheaper to grow grain in Ukraine. see https://www.brookings.edu/articles/unpacking-the-misconceptions-about-africas-food-imports/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/unpacking-the-misconcepti...