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Bumper Russian Crops Overshadow Wheat-Export Tax as Prices Slide. Bloomberg


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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Dalder


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Supermarket stock in Russia is likely to shrink as a result of the ban on food imports. (EPA/Yuri Kochetkov)


Russia hits back on sanctions, bans food from West

Russia hits back on sanctions, bans food from West

Moscow, AP—Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine, an unexpectedly sweeping move that will cost farmers in North America, Europe and Australia billions of dollars but will also likely lead to empty shelves...
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Members of the Crimean self defense forces guard the Crimea parliament building during Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit in Simferopol, Crimea on Monday, March 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)


Ukraine orders troop pullout from Crimea

Ukraine orders troop pullout from Crimea

Kiev, AP—Ukraine’s fledgling government ordered troops to retreat from Crimea on Monday, ending days of wavering as Western leaders tried to present a unified response to Russia’s increasingly firm control of the peninsula. Russian forces have been...
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Men and women stand at a memorial for the people killed in clashes with police at Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. (AP /Emilio Morenatti)


Ukraine’s turmoil brings tough challenge to Putin

Ukraine’s turmoil brings tough challenge to Putin

Moscow,AP—With a successful Winter Olympics behind him, Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing what may become the most dramatic challenge to his rule to date: how to respond to the turmoil in Ukraine, a country he has declared vital for Russia’s interests...