The war in Ukraine is a catastrophic crime of aggression. Support for Kyiv’s fight for national survival has, rightly, been the focus for democratic states. But the effects of the Kremlin’s invasion are spreading. Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are critical to the world supply of food. Shortages, already a problem, are likely to worsen.
乌克兰战争是灾难性的侵略罪行。支持乌克兰为自己国家的生存而战成为了民主国家的重心，理当如此。但克里姆林宫入侵乌克兰的影响正在蔓延至世界其他地方。俄罗斯、白俄罗斯和乌克兰对世界粮食供应至关重要。已经存在的粮食短缺问题可能会进一步恶化。
According to the UN, food prices in March were already up by 34 per cent on the same month last year. Cereals were up by 37 per cent and vegetable oils by 56 per cent. The UN notes that what it calls the “Black Sea region” contributes significantly to both.
根据联合国(UN)的数据，3月份的粮食价格已同比上涨34%。谷物价格上涨37%，植物油价格上涨56%。联合国指出，它所称的“黑海地区”在很大程度上导致了这两种商品的价格上涨。
Countries that have sought to raise their own production have also run into high energy and fertiliser costs. Both have been inflated by the war: Russia is a big energy exporter while its ally Belarus is a power in potash, a key part of the fertiliser supply.
此外，那些试图提高本国粮食产量的国家遇到了能源和化肥成本上涨的问题。俄乌战争使两者都涨价了：俄罗斯是一个能源出口大国，而它的盟友白俄罗斯是钾肥生产大国——钾肥是化肥中重要的一类。