Comparing Prices Between Russia And The U.K.

Britain's energy bills are up by 80 per cent compared to the 10 per cent rise for Russians  

The SUN: Welcome to sanction-hit Russia, where prices are DOWN as Brits suffer from soaring inflation 

WELCOME to sanctions-hit Russia – where heating bills and fuel prices are a fraction of those in Britain. 

Food costs are also coming down every month and Vladimir Putin’s people are partying as if there is no war. 

After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Boris Johnson vowed that Western sanctions would “hobble the Russian economy”. 

In March, Liz Truss as Foreign Secretary announced 65 sanctions and fiercely declared: “Putin should be under no illusions. We are united with our allies and will keep tightening the screw on the Russian economy to help ensure he fails in Ukraine. There will be no let-up.” 

But six months on, while we are paying the price for the invasion with a crippling cost-of-living crisis, locals in Moscow are upbeat. 

It is not surprising. Despite claims they would face a severe food shortage, shoppers in Pyaterochka, Russia’s answer to Tesco, load their trolleys high with groceries half the price of ours.  

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WNU Editor: When it comes to buying the basics, Russia is not suffering. Bottom line. The West is losing this economic war.