Rebel News investigative journalist Jeremy Loffredo travelled to Moscow after Western media claim that the sanctions are having a devastating effect on the Russian economy.

As PBS NewsHour reports, the sanctions are hitting people hard. The New York Times reported that Russia is facing food shortages. The Washington Post even compared the sanctions to the days of the Soviet Union.

As have many others, Loffredo did the test and visited a supermarket in the heart of Moscow. The shelves were well stocked. Among other things, the journalist bought a litre of milk for 89 rubles (1.33 euros), a loaf of bread for 60 rubles (90 cents), half a kilogram of minced meat for 175 rubles (2.62 euros), ten eggs for 99 rubles (1. 48 euros) and mushrooms for 79 rubles (1.18 euros). He spent 799 rubles (11.94 euros) on a shopping basket of food.

The media is not telling the truth about the effect of sanctions on food prices in Russia, Loffredo notes. He talked to market traders near Moscow. A woman told him that some products had become more expensive, but that most prices had remained the same. A man who sells berries said the price had barely changed. A young woman told the journalist that it is not true that the Russians are suffering from the sanctions.

In our country, gasoline prices have jumped up ‘because of the war in Ukraine’. Loffredo paid 47 rubles (70 cents) for a litre of petrol at the pump in Russia. He spoke to a professional driver who said the price had remained virtually unchanged over the past year. VIDEO