Edward Slavsquat

The speaker of Russia's Duma is demanding answers after a media report alleged Lukoil was providing fuel to Ukraine through intermediary firms. Lukoil denies the accusation but also says it doesn't know the final destination of the fuel in question. 🤔[source: RIA Novosti]

"The fall in the birth rate [in 2022] amounted to 7% ... This process began in March, exactly nine months after the start of coercive mass vaccination, which, as some experts feared, could negatively affect human reproductive function, since the effect of new gene vaccines was not studied. But since no statistics on COVID vaccination have been published [in Russia], it is almost impossible to estimate it." [source: Nakanune.ru]

A State Duma deputy has called for mandatory labeling of products made from insects, noting that the "trend [of bug-food] has appeared and production is developing."🐛 [source: Duma TV]

The winter offensive is going well.🤝 [sources: Anadolu / Neftegaz.ru ]

They're still doing this. 🫠 [source: TASS]

Russia-watching made easy 🤝https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russia-according-to-russians-a-guide

After several days (?) of meticulous study, Sputnik-D, an experimental genetic injection for children 6-11, has been declared safe and effective. “The effectiveness is the same as with all previous vaccines,” Gamaleya Director Alexander Gintsburg announced.😐 [source: TASS]

Tatyana Solomatina, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health, wants to designate "anti-vaxxers" as extremists. "If their activities affect the lives and health of our citizens, then this option to recognize [anti-vaxxers] as part of extremist…

Tatyana Solomatina, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Health, wants to designate "anti-vaxxers" as extremists. "If their activities affect the lives and health of our citizens, then this option to recognize [anti-vaxxers] as part of extremist organizations is possible," said Solomatina. 🙃 [source: URA.ru]

sorry but it's true.https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russias-health-minister-is-a-who

As someone who wanders the vast universes of English-language and Russian-language alt media, I find it odd that there is so little interaction between these two information ecosystems. Maybe it’s time to get better acquainted with each other? https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/moscow-vs-davos-lets-ask-russian

"Communications within the WHO today need to be supported, because this includes the exchange of information about [COVID] strains," Russian Health Minister (and WHO Executive Board member) Mikhail Murashko told the Federation Council. Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko agreed and said Moscow must remain in the WHO so that it can influence decision-making in the organization. 🫠 [source: Parliamentary Newspaper]