In what feels like a return to the dark days of the Cold War, the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine came to a head yesterday as Russian troops crossed the border into Ukraine’s separatist regions.  Ukraine is said to be the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ with an abundance of natural products including timber products such as Pine, Spruce and Oak.  While Ukraine is certainly a potential source of raw materials in the future, recent timber imports from Ukraine have been restricted, quite rightly, by the concerns raised in the EU joint-enforcement position ...