Today we will be looking at three commodities that were affected by the Russian invasion in Ukraine. They are gold, oil, and grain. This was the topic that the G7 discussed this week. This group of countries offered a variety of suggestions on how to manage international trade in these goods and could potentially pressure Russia into leaving Ukraine.

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