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According to official data, Russia's Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) was 6 percent for the period of January to May 2026.

Following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, inflation in Russia soared after February 2022 due to sanctions, the flight of skilled workers, and the transition to a wartime economy.

After overheating in 2024, Russia's economy began to stabilize in 2025.

Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for bread rose 25% in the U.S. and 61% in Russia.

The article asserts that Russian propaganda regularly promotes narratives that Western countries are suffering due to a lack of Russian oil and gas.

Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for poultry rose 17% in the U.S. and 42% in Russia.

A comparison of consumer price indexes from December 2021 to July 2026 shows that the cost of many everyday staples has risen much faster in Russia than in the United States.

An interviewee named Yulia observed that in Russia, some stores now sell milk in 900 milliliter containers instead of the previous one-liter size, an example of "shrinkflation."

Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for beef rose 33% in the U.S. and 76% in Russia.

Between December 2021 and July 2026, the consumer price index for apples rose 17% in the U.S. and 77% in Russia.

In April 2026, the same basket of groceries purchased in New York City cost $95, which was about 30% of a New York City school teacher's average daily salary.

A 37-year-old marketing director in Russia named Ekaterina stated that higher prices had forced her to change her shopping patterns to control her family's expenses.

The price per kilogram of bananas at a Moscow neighborhood shop increased from 79.90 rubles in August 2022 to 149.99 rubles in September 2026.

According to Russia’s state statistics agency Rosstat, between January 2022 and July 2026, the average price of beef rose by 76%, fresh coffee by 81%, and both butter and milk by almost 50%.

New York Times author Valerie Hopkins has been working in Russia since 2021.

In April 2026, a basket of groceries purchased in Moscow cost the equivalent of $53, which was about 65% of a Moscow school teacher's average daily salary.

In Russia, public criticism of the war in Ukraine can lead to fines or detention.

Timothy Mellon has transferred a $5.5 million estate to an anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In 2025, Timothy Mellon donated $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops during a federal shutdown.

Miriam Adelson has donated $30 million to the Senate Leadership Fund in the current election cycle.