How to change the world for half a year of Russia and Ukraine?Tell you a set of numbers

Jimu Journalist Hu Li

Intern Zhang Tianzheng

On August 24, the "Russian and Ukraine Conflict" passed for half a year. In the past six months, due to the conflict, not only has many changes in Ukraine and Russia, but the lives of people in other countries have also quietly changed.

Global inflation has intensified, the European energy crisis, the global grain and oil market has been impacted ... Jimu journalists sort out a set of numbers, which can be seen from it how to change the world for half a year.

Global inflation intensified, Turkey is as high as 79.6%

The continuous Russia -Ukraine conflict has exacerbated global inflation risk.

International grain prices and crude oil prices fell in August, but the gradual cooling of the commodity market was not quickly reflected in the cost of living, and the inflation rate in some countries continued to refresh a new high for decades.

According to the data released by the European Union Statistics on August 18, the inflation rate in the 19th country of the euro zone was 8.9%, a record high.

According to the BBC, in this round of global inflation, Britain and Turkey have received the greatest impact.

British students also revealed to Jimu Journalists: "The inflation rate in Europe has almost no more than 40%, Turkey is worse than the United Kingdom."

According to British media, Turkey's inflation rate began last fall, rising to 79.6%in July this year, a new high in 24 years. In addition, the country's consumer price (CPI) in July increased by 2.37%month -on -month.

Turkish inflation index. Picture source: Reuters

Turkish President Erdogan said that he expects inflation to drop from February to March next year to "appropriate" level.

Britain is not good. In July, the country's inflation rate reached 10.1%, which was five times that of the Bank of England's estimated and new highs in 40 years. At the same time, the Bank of England predicts that the inflation rate will rise to more than 13%in the next few months.

The European energy crisis intensifies, and the British energy bill will rise to 4650 pounds

Due to the influence of Russia and Ukraine's conflict, European society is "getting deeper and deeper" in the energy crisis, and the cost of sanctions on Russia is gradually emerging.

According to CNN, on June 23, local time, Robert Habeck, Vice Prime Minister of Germany and Minister of Economic and Climate Protection, announced at a press conference held by Berlin that Germany's second stage of entering the natural gas emergency plan, that is, the "alert stage" Essence

It is worth noting that Germany only took three months from the announcement of the "early warning stage" to entering the "alert stage".

At the same time, Habeck said in the current energy situation of Germany that this winter, German families will face higher natural gas bills.

In addition, British oil and natural gas analysts stated in a briefing that if Russia continues to restrict the supply of Europe, it expects British natural gas prices to remain high. The British Energy Regulatory Agency (OFGEM) stated that the country's family energy bills will reach £ 4,650 in January next year (about 37752.4 yuan.)

British energy price forecast. Picture source: British Consulting Company Corporal Insight

According to Sky News, because the British people are facing serious rising living costs, people have initiated the "Dont Pay UK" organization in order to protest the rising living costs. Payment energy bills. It is reported that this organization has now joined 75,000.

Social media's sanctions on European sanctions are full of doubts: "Can it survive without Russia's natural gas?"

The global grain and oil market has been impacted, and the number of hungry people is 345 million record records

At the same time, global food supply is facing uncertainty. Although Russia and Ukraine rarely reached a food transportation agreement, ships carrying hundreds of thousands of tons of Ukrainian agricultural products were shipped out of the Black Sea, but it was obviously not enough to solve the global "hunger".

UN Secretary -General Gutres emphasized that at present, Russian fertilizer and agricultural exports still face "obstacles".

Comparison of Ukrainian agricultural export data. Picture source: official website of the US Grain Department

According to the National Public Broadcasting Station in the United States, on July 6, David Bisley, the head of the United Nations World Food Program, said that its latest analysis showed that "345 million people with extreme hunger worldwide, this number set a historical record. "

Source of people who are in famine: National Public Broadcasting Station in the United States

The report entitled "World Food Safety and Nutrition" states that the number of world hungry people in 2021 rose, and about 2.3 billion people faced moderate or severe difficulties to obtain sufficient food. The number of people facing severe unsafe food increased to about 924 million.

It is reported that both Russia and Ukraine are large agricultural export countries and one of the world's major grain producing areas. Related data show that in 2021, the total export volume of wheat exports of Russia and Ukraine accounted for about 30%of the world and about 20%of corn.

At the same time, Russia and its allies Belarus is the world's second and third largest potassium fertilizer producer, and potassium fertilizer is the key component of crop fertilizers.

According to BBC, in early April of this year, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization pointed out in a report that the Russian -Ukraine conflict has impacted the global grain and vegetable oil market, and global food prices in March are new.

It is reported that the food price index of food and agricultural organizations in March rose 12.6%month -on -month and increased by 33.6%year -on -year. Following February, the index once again refreshed a new high since its establishment in 1990.

According to Russia today, on August 23, local time, Turkish Foreign Minister Zhawusu Lu told local media that some Western countries did not want to see the end of the Russian -Ukraine conflict.Turkish Foreign Minister.Picture source: Russian satellite news agency

"Some Western countries hope that the war will continue, not only the United States, but also a few NATO member states." But he did not mention any specific NATO member states.

Last week, Russian President Putin accused the United States of trying to extend the Ukraine conflict by "sending weapons including heavy weapons" to the Ukraine government.

US President Biden said in June that as long as Kyiv was not defeated, NATO will always support Ukraine.

(Source: Polar News)

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