(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Russian households are facing a sharp decline in purchasing power as the cost of essential goods rises at a rate described by local media as galloping inflation. Following the New Year period, reports from Moscow highlight that the Russian dictator has prioritised state military coffers over the welfare of the citizenry. Experts he attributed attribute the spike to a recent increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) implemented by the finance ministry to sustain the ongoing invasion of…