Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved a law that allows for confiscation of property and deprivation of military ranks and honorary titles for activities directed against the state, as well as for discrediting the country’s armed forces. Since the start of its special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian government has granted itself a range of new powers to combat information deemed nonfactual and damaging to national security. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/moscow-expands-war-against-info-terrorism

Full transcript & open thread. You're welcome. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/putin-carlson-interview-full-transcript

A PESSIMIST SPEAKS OUT: “Every realistic assessment of the future that is not rigorously cheerful, or does not at least contain a ‘hail Mary’ coda, is dismissed as ‘doom-and-gloom’.” https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/can-civilization-be-perfected-no

Russian firm Biosan started producing reagents for mRNA "vaccines" in December. The company also manufactures "a whole range of PCR kits". [source: TASS]

NEWS NEWS NEWS https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/news-from-russia-february-11-2024

What are Russia’s goals in Ukraine, and have they been achieved? How does Russia intend to “stop the war”—as Putin told Tucker? And when the dust settles, will the benefits of the SMO outweigh the blood and treasure expended to execute it? Has the SMO corrected the problems that existed pre-February 2022? These seem like highly pertinent questions. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/what-are-russias-goals-in-ukraine

The Russian government is creating "electronic passports" for athletes. An order on the "digital transformation of sports", dated February 8, 2024, states: "The project also involves the introduction of electronic passports for athletes. The formation of such digital documents will make the selection of talented youth more effective and increase the effectiveness of sports training. This work should be completed by 2027."

BREAKING NEWS https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/introducing-the-edward-institute

What are Russians saying about the death of Alexei Navalny? Let’s have a look.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/navalnys-death-views-from-russian

N-E-W-S https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/news-from-russia-february-18-2024

Sputnik V and other Covid vaccines have not undergone the necessary testing and their continued use in Russia is a “crime”, the head of Russia’s League of Patients, Alexander Saversky, said in a February 15 interview with healthcare news portal medzdrav.info. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/sputnik-v-is-an-unlawful-experiment

I would like to take this opportunity to explain why I don’t agree with Scott Ritter’s assessment of the SMO. You are welcome to agree with Mr. Ritter—that’s A-OK. I just want to explain why I do not agree with him. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/i-dont-agree-with-scott-ritter

Edward Slavsquat is an outcome-focused blog and according to my calculations, the outcome of the Not-War is leaning towards “unfavorable” for all not-oligarch Russians, Ukrainians, Americans, Germans, Brits, Frenchies, Canadians, Poles, Eskimos, and all the rest of you weirdos. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/two-years-of-not-war-not-good

February 24, 2024 marked two years of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. How do Russians assess the last 24 months? Your correspondent sampled a range of views from Russian media and commentators. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/the-smo-enters-its-3rd-year-views

With ten months left in 2024, it’s far too soon to judge whether or not the Year of the Family will improve socioeconomic conditions in Russia. But without radical policy changes, reversing Russia’s demographic crisis will be a near-impossible task. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russias-year-of-the-family

The Gamaleya Center has received permission to test an updated composition of Sputnik V on children ages 6-11, Alexander Gintsburg told TASS.

Tosha the Novgorod village dog is about to give birth! (Because her owner is a dipshit and didn't spay her in time.) Tosha is smart, friendly, and knows how to handle livestock. Her puppies will obviously have all of mom's good qualities. And we're giving them away for free! You know you want one. In addition to the lifetime of doggie love and kisses, you will also receive: 2 kilograms of farm cheese, a free subscription to the best English language substack about Russia, compensation for doggie spaying/neutering when your puppy grows up, and free delivery to Moscow, St. Petersburg, and anywhere in between. 100% puppy satisfaction guaranteed. Contact: riley (dot) waggaman (at) gmail (dot) com

NEWS. N-E-W-S! https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/news-from-russia-march-4-2024

The current state of Russia-India trade raises questions about whether BRICS is actually fighting an economic shadow war against the Collective West, or if that’s just doggy doo-doo that Zerohedge uses to boost ad revenue. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/how-much-delicious-sanctioned-russian

Rospotrebnadzor is a bit peeved by all the sensationalism. Russia has the PCR tests. Russia has the vaccines. And the term Disease X has been around for years. Just relax.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/genetic-vaccines-and-pcr-tests-russia

Russia's healthcare system continues to be supplied with nirmatrelvir and other drugs used to treat coronavirus, the Health Ministry told TASS on March 14. Nirmatrelvir was developed by Pfizer and is marketed in the West as Paxlovid. In Russia it's sold as Skyvira. Different brands, same scam. There's a lesson here, somewhere... 🧐🧐