The Russian president has ordered a freeze on vodka prices amid an escalating economic crisis.
During a meeting Putin told government officials that high prices were encouraging the production of bootleg spirits which can be lethal.
According to a study by international universities, a quarter of Russian men die before they reach their mid-fifties, and their favourite tipple was partly to blame.
The government regulated minimum price of a half litre of vodka has increased by 30 percent since …
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