‘We wish for nothing but peace’: Local Russian restaurant pledges portion of sales to Ukraine humanitarian efforts
11 Mar 2022
SOURCE: AsiaOne (Lifestyle) / also in The Singapore Women’s Weekly
News brief on Dumplings.ru’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war. Reports that on Mar 1, Dumplings.ru posted a Facebook statement calling for peace and announcing it would donate 10% of all delivery sales to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
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. Notes the family-run restaurant (opened 2019 by Vadim and Alena) had been hit by online flak amid the invasion, and the owners – Russian nationals with family in Kyiv – urged the public to be kind and avoid hate speech
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. The article, written by AsiaOne and also published in Singapore Women’s Weekly, explains the couple’s background (moved to Singapore in 2004, now PRs) and describes Dumplings.ru’s cuisine (home-style recipes, pelmeni dumplings stuffed with salmon, bacon, potato, etc.). It highlights supportive comments from netizens and encourages readers to support the business
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. (AsiaOne text by Melissa Teo & Amierul Rashid)