PUTINFLATION: Russia economy crumbling with food prices skyrocketing as Putin’s problems mount.

Currently, a kilogram of potatoes is at least 73% more expensive than at the start of the year, while the price of butter has increased by more than 30%, according to data released by the Federal Statistics Service on Thursday.

Russia had already experienced rising food prices before this years surge, as Western sanctions, including restrictions on imports, increased the price of staple items including milk, bread and fish.

Other areas have been hit too, with a 64% rise in inflation, mortgage rates rising to more than 28% and interest rates reaching a record high of 21% last month.

Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has ordered an investigation into price increases and has pledged to provide a response to placate growing public disquiet.

The people who caused inflation are always the first to demand an investigation into who really caused it and the last (if ever) to admit it was them.

It’s the Hot Dog guy sketch but instead of crashing into a clothing store, it’s politicians crashing the economy.