Edward Slavsquat

State Duma Deputy Mikhail Delyagin has accused Gazprom of "cooperation with the enemy" for continuing to pump gas through Ukraine. [svpressa.ru]

Twelve months ago (plus a few days) we participated in a roundtable discussion, “Russia & the Great Reset - Resistance or Complicity?” We thought it would be appropriate and educational to use the one-year anniversary of this Zoom Debate to update our prognosis. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russia-is-still-complicit-in-the

We bow before the Russians, the champions of defying despotic digital IDs.👏 https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russians-outplay-digital-ids-again

Moscow's strategy to ward off alleged biosecurity threats revolves around PCR testing and the rapid deployment of “vaccines.” Is this OK?🫠https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/no-brakes-on-moscows-biosecurity

Sounds healthy. [CGTN]

We asked non-Russian Russia resident “Ekaterina” to tell us about life in the derevnya. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/hows-life-in-rural-russia-we-asked

Is the digital ruble the CBDC you’ve been waiting for your whole life? We hope so because it’s almost here.🍾https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/but-the-digital-ruble-is-different

Welcome to Edward Slavsquat’s Sunday link dump & open thread. Feel free to shill URLs in the comments section. 🤝https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/nukes-in-belarus-open-thread

"China's drugmaker CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited announced Wednesday that its messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use by the National Medical Products Administration, making it the country's first domestically developed mRNA shot," Chinese state media reported on March 23. Things are getting very multipolar. 🥂

They signed some stuff. But what stuff? https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/putin-and-xis-moscow-agreements

Is Russia developing in a sustainable way? We report, you decide 🤝https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/things-are-getting-very-sustainable

The new (TV) normal: Russia Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3jKoMPZkYQ