Russia to suspend grain exports to Eurasian Economic Union until Aug 31

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A tractor piles wheat grains on a drying complex at the Solgonskoye farming company near the village of Talniki, southwest from Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, August 27, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

March 10 (Reuters) - Russia will suspend exports of wheat, meslin, rye, barley and corn to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) until Aug 31 in a move to secure its home market with enough food, the economy ministry said on Thursday.

Russia will also ban sugar exports to third countries until Aug 31 but some exceptions would be possible for the EEU countries, membership of which comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia itself, the ministry added.

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ICLazeru on March 11st, 2022 at 00:58 UTC »

Isn't that the trade block Russia set up?

Patch95 on March 11st, 2022 at 00:34 UTC »

Somewhere else for the west or China to try and supplant Russian influence?

We saw Russian troops used to suppress protests in Kazakhstan not long. Might opposition groups (and one might think some Western security organizations) take advantage of Russia's security issues to turn the screws in other areas? Russia might not be able to deal well with multiple domestic crises turning up in their neighboring countries who relied on them previously.

I predict there might be more pressure brought forth in Syria, Kazakhstan, and probably economic incentives for Armenia.

Armenia is made tricky by Azerbaijan and Turkey's partnership, as supporting it could be seen as interfering with a crucial NATO ally's sphere of influence.

I'm not sure what avenues there might be for the West in Georgia, maybe they'll support joining the rugby six nations? If you start having rugby fans travelling there they might be more inclined to support more European integration (mainly joking).

AgnosticAsian on March 10th, 2022 at 22:59 UTC »

Eurasian Spring?