Moscow has overcome Western economic sanctions and honed a bigger and more effective military through 18 months of combat The US-led drive to isolate Russia and the attempt to debilitate its economy and military using Ukraine – acknowledged as a “proxy war” even by some Western leaders – appears to be having the opposite effect by…
A rise in perishable food prices and lower consumer spending are to blame, according to data cited by The Guardian Shop price inflation in the UK hit its highest rate since 2008 in June, propelled by a sharp increase in perishable food prices. This has been brought about by soaring supply-chain costs and a decline…