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 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |