Ukraine

Workers load potassium fertilizer imported from Belarus at a port in China's Shandong province on March 9. Tang Ke/Future Publishing via Getty Images

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Europe

Fertilizer Prices Soar, Posing Risk of Further Food Price Increases

Fertilizer prices have soared in recent weeks as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine further exacerbated global supply chain disruptions.

byAxios

March 25, 2022

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U.S. Desk

Marines Barred From Traveling to Ukraine as Americans Try to Join Fight

The U.S. Marine Corps issued an order through its Marine administrative message service stating that its personnel are prohibited from traveling to Ukraine and the neighboring countries of Belarus and Moldova

byNewsweek

March 25, 2022

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Refugees who fled Ukraine following Russia's invasion on Feb. 24 wait in a long line outside the National Stadium in Warsaw on Saturday to obtain a Polish national identification number. More than 300,000 people fleeing Ukraine have come to Warsaw — causing an almost 20 per cent spike in the city's population of roughly 1.8 million. (Maciek Jazwiecki/Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Reuters)

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Europe

Poland’s Capital Straining Under Weight of More Than 300,000 Refugees Fleeing War in Ukraine

Warsaw's mayor warns that services, volunteers, housing are stretched to the limit

byForeign Desk Staff

March 25, 2022

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A woman rides a bicycle past a part of the Kremlin wall where the Russian national flag is projected, during celebrations of Russia Day in Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

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Europe

U.S. Announces New Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine Invasion

The United States and its allies on Thursday ramped up pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine

byReuters

March 25, 2022

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U.S. to Welcome 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees

The Biden administration will announce plans to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and others affected by the Russian war on Ukraine, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

byPolitico

March 25, 2022

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President Joe Biden speaks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a news conference after a NATO summit and Group of Seven meeting at NATO headquarters, Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Brussels. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Europe

Biden Pledges New Ukraine Aid, Warns Russia on Chem Weapons

President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine

byAP

March 25, 2022

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Natalya kisses her brother Sergiy Muravyts'kyi, 61, who was killed by Russian soldiers in the village of Mriya, which means Dream, in Ukrainian, during a ceremony before his cremation in Baikove cemetery, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Europe

Ukraine Says Moscow is Forcibly Taking Civilians to Russia

Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s ombudsperson, said 402,000 people, including 84,000 children, have been taken against their will.

byAP

March 25, 2022

Aluminum prices soared after Australia banned exports to Russia of key raw materials used to make the metal.

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How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Rocked Commodity Markets

The war in Ukraine has wreaked havoc on the global economy as the world reels from high energy and metal prices. As the war rages, DW looks at the fallout on commodity markets since the February 24 invasion.

byDW

March 24, 2022