𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟯 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. Live from Ukraine… Carte Blanche counts the human and economic cost of Russia's invasion which will enter its sixth week next week. Despite promises of peace, Russian air and ground attacks remain unrelenting despite Ukraine’s commitment not to join NATO. Meanwhile, the African Development Bank has issued a warning of a large-scale food crisis as natural gas, wheat, and fertiliser prices skyrocket.