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In wartime Russia, soaring prices bite as election looms
Reuters ^ | 11/16/2023 | Reuters

Posted on 11/16/2023 6:39:54 PM PST by marcusmaximus

For Darya Stepanova, a mother of two who lives in a small town on the eastern side of the Ural mountains, soaring prices for everything from baby food to nappies have forced her family to cut back on most treats and eating out.

The Stepanov family is one of millions of Russian families having to cut back due to the significant changes forced on Russia's economy by the war in Ukraine and the myriad sanctions imposed by the West.

Stepanova, 34, her five year old son and newborn son, try to make ends meet on the 50,000 roubles ($550) a month her husband Sergei earns. When she goes through the snow to the shops, she inspects the prices to search for bargains.

"I can see how everything has become more expensive in the course of just these past five years," Stepanova told Reuters in her flat in Sredneuralsk, a town on the shores of Lake Iset about 25 km (15 miles) north of the Urals city of Yekaterinburg and 1400 km (870 miles) east of Moscow.

"Before you could buy food worth a thousand roubles for three or four days easily, but now when you go to the shop a thousand roubles is nothing - you can only buy food for everyday needs, like milk, yogurt, bread and that's it - your thousand has flown away."

Baby milk has quadrupled in price over the five years since her first child, she said, while the price of prams have tripled to 60,000 roubles. Prices for disposable nappies and baby food have at least doubled, she said.

The family's income has not risen by anything like that while the rouble has fallen against the U.S. dollar since February 2022, when President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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"There is no money left for treats," Stepanova said. "Of course you can live without them but life is less fun."
1 posted on 11/16/2023 6:39:54 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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https://realrawnews.com/2023/11/special-forces-arrest-ukrainian-criminals-in-u-s/


2 posted on 11/16/2023 6:42:17 PM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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3 posted on 11/16/2023 6:45:05 PM PST by Allegra (Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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To: marcusmaximus

Zeepers will post any Uke-prop they can find.


4 posted on 11/16/2023 6:46:36 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅MAGADONIAN⚔️)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

“Re-elect me so I can condemn another 300,000 of your sons to be killed or injured in my pointless war”


5 posted on 11/16/2023 6:48:16 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: aMorePerfectUnion
Headline inflation was 11.9% last year in Russia and this year the forecast is 7.0-7.5% - while at least 15.7 million people live below the poverty line of 14,375 roubles ($157) per month, according to official statistics.
6 posted on 11/16/2023 6:49:28 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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+11% of Americans live below the poverty line

Inflation here is terrible.


7 posted on 11/16/2023 6:52:18 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅MAGADONIAN⚔️)
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8 posted on 11/16/2023 6:53:02 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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Well, it’s Russia. Life is tough. Always been that way.


9 posted on 11/16/2023 6:54:06 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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10 posted on 11/16/2023 6:54:16 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

https://realrawnews.com/2023/11/biden-funded-ukrainian-military-tortures-kills-and-eats-innocent-russian-civilians/


11 posted on 11/16/2023 6:54:58 PM PST by Diogenesis (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Russia’s prime interest rate is now 15%

in the US it’s 8.5%

“Russia hikes key rate to 15% in bigger-than-expected rise”

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4192704/posts


12 posted on 11/16/2023 6:55:37 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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—> in the US it’s 8.5%

Manipulated here.


13 posted on 11/16/2023 6:56:18 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅MAGADONIAN⚔️)
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"The official poverty rate in 2022 was 11.5 percent, with 37.9 million people in poverty. Neither the rate nor the number in poverty was significantly different from 2021"

Poverty in the United States: 2022 Census,gov, 12 September 2023

14 posted on 11/16/2023 6:56:19 PM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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We don't see this in the US


15 posted on 11/16/2023 6:59:08 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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We do on college campuses.

You should find some conservative news sources to keep informed.


16 posted on 11/16/2023 7:00:09 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅MAGADONIAN⚔️)
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We have people living on the streets across America.

What country are you in Marcus?


17 posted on 11/16/2023 7:01:04 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (🦅MAGADONIAN⚔️)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

hunting down arriving Jews, checking their passports?

nope, only in Putin’s Russia


18 posted on 11/16/2023 7:03:48 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

19 posted on 11/16/2023 7:03:54 PM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Pot...Kettle...Black.


20 posted on 11/16/2023 7:04:09 PM PST by Dat
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