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Hard Times in Russia as Viagra Supply Cut Off

Wes O'Donnell
3 min readMar 1, 2024

Get ready for the puns…

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Not only is Russia now a pariah on the world stage, it’s also now a country filled with sad, flaccid penises.

Viatris, a U.S. pharmaceutical giant and the producer of Viagra, announced its decision to stop the drug’s tablet sales in Russia last year.

I think this is fitting seeing as how the Kremlin is already filled with hardened criminals.

I’m sure the Russians must be taking it pretty hard.

Perhaps it’s time for a long, hard look at their recent actions in Ukraine.

But in a new development, Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry disclosed plans to kickstart the domestic production of generic versions of Viagra.

This is news to me since I thought Viagra was already banned by the Russian government. After all, they don’t want the world to know that they have election problems.

Especially since Viagra may be considered a gateway drug… It leads to harder things.

Despite the imposition of extensive economic sanctions by the U.S., Britain, the EU, and other allies in support of Ukraine, medicines and medical supplies have, until now, remained exempt.

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Wes O'Donnell
Wes O'Donnell

Written by Wes O'Donnell

US Army & US Air Force Veteran | Global Security Writer | Intel Forecaster | Law Student | TEDx Speaker | Pro Democracy | Pro Human | Hates Authoritarians

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