Any conversation concerning support for the people of Ukraine should be dominated by ethical, religious and humanitarian perspectives. In the long course of history, that is how our actions will be judged.
The total productive capability of that region has only been partially realized. Political disasters have annihilated development for generations, before collective farming stifled incentives.
The infrastructure of the region is insufficient for the vast distances involved. But things are changing fast, and technology, communication and education are bringing agriculture in the Ukraine into a new era, and some parts of the globe are now wholly dependent on agricultural production from that region.
Allowing Ukranian production to fall into Russian control would put the food security of many more nations into the hands of Russian influence, and Russia has shown many times that it is very adept at using that type of sway to their advantage.
Our American farmers, their cooperatives β and the corporations that market grains and commodities β will be competing with a much stronger Russia, which has historically leveraged its controlled inventories to manipulate global markets.
