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Putin’s pledge to provide Russians with both ‘guns and butter’ fails to materialize as prices soar

 31.10.2024, 19:33
Some retailers have started putting individual blocks of butter inside plastic containers to deter shoplifting. Photo: X/Gerashchenko_en
Some retailers have started putting individual blocks of butter inside plastic containers to deter shoplifting. Photo: X/Gerashchenko_en

The price of a block of butter has risen by 25.7% since December.