Russian naval blockade has ripple effects worldwide
People look at the scuttled decommissioned Russian vessel “Ochakov” as it lays on it’s side off the Black Sea shore outside the town of Myrnyi, western Crimea, Ukraine, March 6, 2014. In the early hours of Thursday, Russian naval personnel scuttled the decommissioned ship, blockading access for five Ukrainian naval vessels now trapped inside of the Southern Naval Headquarters.
Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Moscow’s navy has blockaded Ukrainian Black Sea ports. Its impact is having ripple effects all around the world. Also, pandemic restrictions have prevented most asylum-seekers hoping to enter the US from Mexico from entering. The Biden administration tried to end the practice on Monday, but a judge in Louisiana blocked it, at least for now. And in Israel, the Palestinian flag is seen as a threat. Plus, extreme weather in Iraq is deepening inequality. Flooding and dust storms are disproportionately impacting poor neighborhoods that lack adequate infrastructure to cope. And finally, a Zulu musician from South Africa hopes to transport listeners to Mars.
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