Entrepreneur registers Timoshenko braid lollypop brandSeptember 27, 2012 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The entrepreneur behind Vladimir Putin-themed vodka has obtained the copyright to lollipops shaped like Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's trademark braid, RIA Novosti reported citing RBC Daily. The Federal Service for Intellectual Property successfully registered Stanislav Kaufman’s copyright to the Yulkiny Sosulki (Yulia’s Icicles) brand, the businessman told the news outlet. The production line will comprise five flavors of lollipops, including mint and fruit, all of them shaped like the circular braid traditionally sported by Tymoshenko, the report said. Children will be the prime target audience, but adults may also be drawn to the treat because of its political subtext, said Kaufman, a marketing expert who expects to sell off the brand rather than produce Yulkiny Sosulki himself. “Only scum and jerks can do this kind of disgusting thing," Ukrainian legislator Andrei Pavlovsky, a member of Tymoshenko’s Fatherland parliamentary bloc, told Rusnovosti.ru. Tymoshenko is currently serving a prison term on charges she says were fabricated by her political nemesis, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. This is not the first politically-themed product from Kaufman, who was behind the Putinka and the Volodya and Medvedi (Volodya and the Bears) vodka brands, considered a reference to President Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party, which uses a bear as a mascot. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |