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Potent protest: Bars drop Russian vodka, promote Ukraine’s

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer Some bars and liquor stores think they've found a potent way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine: They're pulling Russ

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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer Some bars and liquor stores think they’ve found a potent way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine: They’re pulling Russ

Highlights

  • Some bars and liquor stores think they’ve found a potent way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine.
  • Ohio Gov.
  • Mike DeWine directed the state’s Commerce Department to cease the purchase and sale of Russian Standard, the only Russian vodka sold in Ohio (under the brand names Green Mark and Russian Standard) New Hampshire Gov.
  • Chris Sununu signed an executive order requiring state liquor outlets to remove Russian-made and branded alcohol.
  • In Canada, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario announced that “all products produced in Russia will be removed from LCBO channels” The Magic Mountain ski resort in Londonderry, Vermont, posted a video on Twitter showing an employee pouring Stolichnaya down the drain and saying: “Sorry, we don’t serve Russian