Putin definitely contributed massively, but this is a multifaceted issue without a silver bullet. Climate change affecting farming yields, post-COVID economic stress, governments repeatedly committing economic suicide, late stage capitalism eating itself, the list goes on.
This may be controversial but I think another factor that should be included is the culture we have built (and capitalism has built) around consumption.
Putin definitely contributed massively, but this is a multifaceted issue without a silver bullet. Climate change affecting farming yields, post-COVID economic stress, governments repeatedly committing economic suicide, late stage capitalism eating itself, the list goes on.
This may be controversial but I think another factor that should be included is the culture we have built (and capitalism has built) around consumption.