As Russia invades Ukraine, commodity traders are watching the country’s vast network of infrastructure that’s key to supplying gas, crops and steel to Europe and beyond. Russian forces continued assaults on military and civilian targets in its neighbor, with President Vladimir Putin vowing to replace Ukraine’s leadership. The crisis has roiled energy, crop and metals markets, with commodity exports from Ukraine being thrown into chaos . The Donetsk region is home to a port that ships out grains and metals, as well as major steel mills. Further away from the Russian border, there are more important terminals feeding the world’s commodity needs. Huge amounts of gas are piped from Russia through Ukraine to the European Union. There are already signs of the commodities industry halting production or finding it harder to ship out supplies, and vessels have been hit in the region. Disruptions pose risks of shortages in Europe, […]