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Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter and most of those exports are shipped via its Black Sea ports like Novorossiysk. Russia’s main grain lobby group warned last month that Ukrainian drone attacks could shut down grain exports via the Black Sea in the near future, pushing up prices and causing hunger in Africa and the Middle East.
Remember the wheat shortage in Northern Africa that almost turned into a famine in 2022… yeah. Maybe we should blame the side that started the war more than the side that is defending against an aggressor, even if the latter uses some shady tactics, like targeting non-military targets. It’s not like the other side were above that.
Ukraine is also a significant wheat exporter and invading it in a war of aggression
You seem to be confused - Ukraine is the one on the side of NATO in these conflicts (including Syria).
Also, what do you think a state should do when the most prolific invader in the world gathers weapons and military personnel on its borders, especially after doing a coup against a neighbouring state?
Alright, here goes the sarcasm. I must’ve forgot the NATO invasion of Crimea in 2014. Sorry 'bout that. Wasn’t there this whole story of NATO stripping the voting rights of Crimean folks who wanted to join Russia just before the impromptu post-hoc referendum to justify that invasion? I must’ve also forgot about the NATO invasion of Georgia in 2008, darn! But I’m pretty sure I remember the invasion of Donbas and Luhansk in 2022 quite right.
As for your second argument:
what do you think a state should do when the most prolific invader in the world gathers weapons and military personnel on its borders
Great question! Now do the same for the Baltics or Sweden. You’ll be surprised how nervous smaller countries get when one of the strongest armies in the world regularly executes larger and larger maneuvers at their borders and in their airspace. They might even think about joining a defensive military alliance. If Russia doesn’t want that, then it was not the brightest move to double down and invade Ukraine.
I must’ve forgot the NATO invasion of Crimea in 2014
Not sure what you are even trying to imply here, considering that Russia’s actions in Crimea (a part of Ukraine that tried to secede from Ukraine before, and the population of which overwhelmingly wanted to join Russia, according to studies conducted by NATO) came after and as a response to NATO’s aggression (including NATO doing a coup against the Ukrainian government - which you are completely fine with).
If you were trying to claim that the invaders of Iraq (at least twice), Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and many other places are not the most prolific invaders in the world, then you were just being extremely silly.
Wasn’t there this whole story of NATO stripping the voting rights of Crimean folks who wanted to join Russia just before the impromptu post-hoc referendum to justify that invasion?
Again, not sure what you are trying to imply, considering that the population of Crimea was very anti-NATO and did try to secede from Ukraine as early as 1990s, and NATO’s studies also concluded that the population of Crimea wanted to join Russia.
But you don’t think that Crimea deserves self-determination, do you?
I must’ve also forgot about the NATO invasion of Georgia in 2008, darn!
You mean when Georgia attacked South Ossetians and Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia? Do tell how that situation should have been handled.
Great question! Now do the same for the Baltics or Sweden.
You didn’t answer the question.
Also, not sure what I should be doing for the nazi chihuahuas that are literally a part of the most prolific invader in the world (and literally organise parades in honour of SS troops).
You’ll be surprised how nervous smaller countries get when one of the strongest armies in the world regularly executes larger and larger maneuvers at their borders and in their airspace.
Well, they should probably stop invading everywhere, then, and pay reparations to the people of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Palestine, and many other places.
Really bizarre to imply that they are some innocent victims of “one of the strongest armies in the world” when they are a part of the polity with the most expensive and vile military in the world.
Also bizarre to pretend as if they couldn’t, for example, ally with Russia if they needed protection from somebody. There was literally nothing preventing that (other than their greed and racism).
They might even think about joining a defensive military alliance.
It’s cute how you pretend that the invaders of Iraq and Afghanistan, the genocidaires of Palestine are a “defensive alliance”.
NATO leadership itself admits that it’s just there to do whatever the US tells them to do.
If Russia doesn’t want that, then it was not the brightest move to double down and invade Ukraine.
NATO leadership has nobody but itself to blame for pushing for war with Russia (by their own admission) and then being beaten.
It’s still disgusting to see people celebrating more shortage and supply issues.
Along with those who instantly insult you when pointing out maybe food supply methods shouldn’t be targeted in this day an age, especially when it’s not what’s feeding the country being fought.
Oh this also applies when pointing out Ukrainian attacks on world food supplies!
They did what
https://quokk.au/comment/5587173
https://www.reuters.com/world/drones-hit-residential-buildings-russias-black-sea-port-novorossiysk-mayor-says-2026-08-12/
https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-novorossiysk-grain-terminal-halts-operations-after-ukrainian-drone-2026-08-12/
Ukraine is also a significant wheat exporter and invading it in a war of aggression didn’t really help with that tbh:
Remember the wheat shortage in Northern Africa that almost turned into a famine in 2022… yeah. Maybe we should blame the side that started the war more than the side that is defending against an aggressor, even if the latter uses some shady tactics, like targeting non-military targets. It’s not like the other side were above that.
You seem to be confused - Ukraine is the one on the side of NATO in these conflicts (including Syria).
Also, what do you think a state should do when the most prolific invader in the world gathers weapons and military personnel on its borders, especially after doing a coup against a neighbouring state?
Alright, here goes the sarcasm. I must’ve forgot the NATO invasion of Crimea in 2014. Sorry 'bout that. Wasn’t there this whole story of NATO stripping the voting rights of Crimean folks who wanted to join Russia just before the impromptu post-hoc referendum to justify that invasion? I must’ve also forgot about the NATO invasion of Georgia in 2008, darn! But I’m pretty sure I remember the invasion of Donbas and Luhansk in 2022 quite right.
As for your second argument:
Great question! Now do the same for the Baltics or Sweden. You’ll be surprised how nervous smaller countries get when one of the strongest armies in the world regularly executes larger and larger maneuvers at their borders and in their airspace. They might even think about joining a defensive military alliance. If Russia doesn’t want that, then it was not the brightest move to double down and invade Ukraine.
Not sure what you are even trying to imply here, considering that Russia’s actions in Crimea (a part of Ukraine that tried to secede from Ukraine before, and the population of which overwhelmingly wanted to join Russia, according to studies conducted by NATO) came after and as a response to NATO’s aggression (including NATO doing a coup against the Ukrainian government - which you are completely fine with).
If you were trying to claim that the invaders of Iraq (at least twice), Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Palestine, and many other places are not the most prolific invaders in the world, then you were just being extremely silly.
Again, not sure what you are trying to imply, considering that the population of Crimea was very anti-NATO and did try to secede from Ukraine as early as 1990s, and NATO’s studies also concluded that the population of Crimea wanted to join Russia.
But you don’t think that Crimea deserves self-determination, do you?
You mean when Georgia attacked South Ossetians and Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia? Do tell how that situation should have been handled.
You didn’t answer the question.
Also, not sure what I should be doing for the nazi chihuahuas that are literally a part of the most prolific invader in the world (and literally organise parades in honour of SS troops).
Well, they should probably stop invading everywhere, then, and pay reparations to the people of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Palestine, and many other places.
Really bizarre to imply that they are some innocent victims of “one of the strongest armies in the world” when they are a part of the polity with the most expensive and vile military in the world.
Also bizarre to pretend as if they couldn’t, for example, ally with Russia if they needed protection from somebody. There was literally nothing preventing that (other than their greed and racism).
It’s cute how you pretend that the invaders of Iraq and Afghanistan, the genocidaires of Palestine are a “defensive alliance”.
NATO leadership itself admits that it’s just there to do whatever the US tells them to do.
NATO leadership has nobody but itself to blame for pushing for war with Russia (by their own admission) and then being beaten.
It’s still disgusting to see people celebrating more shortage and supply issues.
Along with those who instantly insult you when pointing out maybe food supply methods shouldn’t be targeted in this day an age, especially when it’s not what’s feeding the country being fought.