Open Thread 141, by Anatoly Karlin

Russian Brands Are Booming – Kremlin’s Economic Adviser

Rapidly growing Russian manufacturers are now eyeing foreign expansion, Maksim Oreshkin told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok New domestic brands are rapidly growing in Russia and expanding into foreign markets, President Vladimir Putin’s economic adviser, Maksim Oreshkin, said on Sunday. Oreshkin was speaking during the Eastern Economic Forum, which kicked off on Sunday in […]

Unvaccinated Students Told To Wear Different Coloured Wristbands So They Can Be Identified – Paul Joseph Watson

Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News. First year students at the University of Bath have been given armbands by authorities to signal whether they’ve been double-vaccinated, with unvaxxed students having to wear a different colour. “Freshers have been given wristbands to signal whether they are vaccinated against coronavirus amid anger at emerging “two-tier” university campuses,” […]

North Korean Missile Tests At The End Of January 2022: The Moratorium Is Over – Konstantin Asmolov

January 2022 has been rather busy in terms of missile launches by the DPRK, and following the meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea held on January 20, the month became even more eventful after they had hinted at the possible discontinuation of the unilateral moratorium. On January […]