doublestitch t1_iu1vrch wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:57 PM

Reply to comment by FVBATofficial in Putin claims West seeks global domination by using Ukraine by Gopu_17

You'll have to take up that with Dyno. I've joined to fact check your assertions. You wrote,

> even if you added Ukrainian grain to Russia’s supply it would still not be a worldwide issue if it were cut off from the world.

What the stats at that source show is Russia is currently neck and neck with the United States for the top spot with slightly over 13% of the export market. As things stand Russia gets the top spot by a hair; if it succeeds at taking over Ukraine then Russia would be the clear leader gaining control over more than 20% of the international wheat trade.

And Ukraine's wheat production is chiefly in the west and south of the country--which is what Russia is trying hardest to control. (Crimea

> If Russia takes Ukraine it would certainly change the Regional security picture, but it would not be a worldwide issue whatsoever.

That's a sweeping claim. It doesn't look like the data bears it out.

FVBATofficial t1_iu1yzo5 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:22 PM

Russia has controlled Crimea in it’s entirety for 8 years now.

doublestitch t1_iu1z8px wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:23 PM

It's difficult to believe you're writing that in good faith. That's a red herring.

FVBATofficial t1_iu1zg5q wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:25 PM

How is that a red herring, that is directly applicable to the comment it is in reply to, and important context to remember that this is soon to be a 9 year old war, not a new war.