In the small town of Dedovsk, just outside Moscow, pensioner Zinaida Kudriavtseva is struggling to pay the bills. Russia has been gripped by a cycle of rising prices since it launched its military offensive on Ukraine almost three years ago. Driven by an explosion in state spending on the conflict, inflation has surged, hitting hardest...

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