Ռուս-ուկրաինական ճգնաժամը որպես Հայաստանի պարենային անվտանգության սպառնալիք/Food Security of Armenia is Threatened by the Russian-Ukrainian Crisis

Abstract

In international relations, the world's superpowers use their economic and geographical advantages as a weapon in accordance with their interests. In the current environment, more emphasis is placed on economic and political sanctions. The instrument of economic sanctions is primarily the restriction of international financial transactions, mutual visits, as well as trade in food and fuel. Here, we are seeing its material manifestations in 2022 in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis that began on February 24. Since globalization has wrapped the world in a web of political and economic integration between countries, interstate conflicts affect not only the direct participants, but also their allies. By the way, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict affects trade and economic relations with Russia, including with the EAEU countries. In this case, a more difficult situation is created for countries that are closely interconnected with the center and have relatively few alternatives. By the way, in such a situation, countries that do not have access to a wide range of food and fuel imports and affordable logistics are especially vulnerable. The article, based on current information and retrospective analysis, assesses the threats to the food security of Armenia and possible ways to overcome them in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian military crisis.