If one were to ask what Japan, the G7, France, China, the cost of oil and the price of fertiliser have in common, the easy answer is Ukraine. On 24 February 2023, it was a year since Russia invaded Ukraine and a conflict started that has divided the world as few other regional battles in history have. Now is an appropriate time to take stock of the conflict and where South Africa finds itself.
In two articles in 2022, this author evaluated the conflict between Russia
