| Steel, grain and other commodity export deals are yet to be significantly affected by the growing crises in Ukraine which escalated on 6 March with a US restriction on visas for Russians and Ukrainians threatening Ukrainian sovereignty and the imposition of sanctions by the EU on 18 Ukrainians including ousted president Viktor Yanukovich, the former Prosecutor General, the Head of Security Service, Minister of Justice and some of their relatives or associates.
The presence of Russian troops in Crimea and in particular of Russian ships in the port of Sevastopol are a concern, particularly as Russia is now claiming sovereignty over Crimea and by extension, of all its ports...............................................Full Article: Source
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