SIC observers José Milhazes and Nuno Rogueiro analyze the situation in Lysichansk, the new labor law that will be introduced in Russia, aimed at private companies, the declaration of the former NATO Secretary General, the “irony” around the 100-ruble bill and the Ukrainian soup that goes around in circles.
SIC commentator José Milhazes reports that Russia will move forward with a labor law that “shows the country is preparing for a protracted conflict.” Moscow wants to oblige private companies to carry out government orders of interest to the Armed Forces and special services.
José Milhazes believes that this law proves that Russia does not seem to have enough funds to continue the war in Ukraine. Thus, it enters the war economy, private companies were prevented from fulfilling these orders.
On the other hand, commentator Nuno Rogueiro puts forward a statement by former NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen: “If NATO had defended Ukraine from the very beginning, even politically, the Kremlin would have thought twice.”
Russia launches new banknote of 100 rubles, with the image of a Soviet soldier. However, notes did not enter circulation, because 100% of boxes in Russia are imported.
BUT Ukrainian borscht, Borscht, has been consecrated by UNESCO as an intangible heritage, which deserved immediate condemnation from Moscow. A spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy said the soup was cooked by Russians in Kyiv in the 15th and 16th centuries.
