Daily Memo: Russian Fertilizers, US Sanctions

Europe is growing reliant on Russia for a critical resource.

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Europe sleepwalking. Europe is increasingly dependent on Russian fertilizers, the head of a major producer of nitrogen-based mineral fertilizers told the Financial Times. Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of Yara International, said Europe is “sleepwalking into handing over critical food and fertilizing power to Russia,” with the EU importing twice as much fertilizer from […]

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