Russia’s Gloomy Prospects by Anders Åslund and Simon Commander
Russia’s Gloomy Prospects by Anders Åslund and Simon Commander Russian Company Reveals ‘Little Obama’ Ice Cream Flavor by Natalie Johnson Monday May 9 th , 2016 at 3:41 PM Washington Free Beacon 1 Share A Russian company released its newest ice cream flavor called “Little Obama” as relations between D.C. and the Kremlin continue to chill. The chocolate-covered ice cream bar is packaged in a blue wrapper illustrated with a cartoon picture of a smiling young black boy who dons a gold hoop earring. “Obamka,” the bar’s Russian name, is written in bold across the wrapper. The company that created the bar, Slavitsa, said in a statement provided to Reuters that the product was targeted toward children in a series featuring “cheerful” characters representing “the main races of people in our planet.” “Ice cream names need to be memorable,” the company wrote. “For those with a rich imagination, various associations might arise, but this