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  • Russia economy crumbling with food prices skyrocketing as Putin's problems mount

    11/16/2024 9:08:00 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 61 replies
    Express UK ^ | 11/15/2024 | Conor Wilson
    Russian president Vladimir Putin is facing an economic nightmare as the nation struggles to continue to fund his war effort in Ukraine. Soaring food prices and depleted war resources have seen the Kremlin attempt to strike a balance between maintaining the war machine in Ukraine whilst ensuring domestic stability. Currently, a kilogram of potatoes is at least 73% more expensive than at the start of the year, while the price of butter has increased by more than 30%, according to data released by the Federal Statistics Service on Thursday. Russia had already experienced rising food prices before this years surge,...