Russian Economy: Climate Change Threatens Putin's Strategy to Southern Countries

Russia harvested 129.8 million tonnes of cereals in 2024.1 This represents a decrease of 11.7% compared to the harvest of 2023 2 – the second largest in Russian history thanks in particular to the annexation of Ukrainian territories. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture Andrey Razin explained this fall this Friday at a round table in the Council of the Russian Federation, stressing the effect of climate change by stating "the importance of anticip…