Pro-Kremlin site Ukraina.ru published an article this week claiming that food prices in Ukraine have grown to equal those of Europe. This claim is based on a Facebook post by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who served under ousted President Viktor Yanukovych. Azarov’s claim meanwhile is based on RIA Novosti’s data presented in an attractive but questionable infographic.
Stop Fake: Ukrainian food prices nearly equal EU levels (fake)
A customer shops in a Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine supermarket on Nov. 18, 2015, in Kyiv.
