A restaurant in France has reportedly received threats over its signature dish, poutine, because some people have been incorrectly associating the dish with Russian President Vladimir Putin. La Maison ...

The proverbial fog of war can result in many misunderstandings, and in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, misinformation is rampant. But people concerned about the conflict should at least be ...

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Following customer complaints, they quickly moved to change the dish's name to ‘The Volodymyr’ in honor of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the restaurant said.(AFP) A Canadian restaurant chain ...

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A French restaurant serving poutine, a famous Canadian fast food, has been forced to pull the star attraction from its menu after backlash over its name. The French spelling of Putin is Poutine The ...

A Quebec restaurant has dropped the word “poutine” from some of its branding because the famous dish shares a name with Russia’s president. Drummondville, Que., diner Le Roy Jucep announced last week ...

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The last name of the president of Russia is Putin, right? Not so fast. Paris, we have a pronunciation problem. To solve it, we must plunge headlong in the argumentative world of transliteration -- the ...