An international boycott of Russian vodka is building from the United States to Australia as politicians and corporations signal their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine by targeting one of his country’s most iconic products.
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An international boycott of Russian vodka is building from the U.S. to Australia as politicians and corporations signal their opposition to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine by targeting one of his country's most iconic products.
In an effort to support Ukraine, Total Wine and More, which operates 229 stores across 27 states, announced on social media it "removed all Russian-made products from our shelves."
Several state alcohol agencies decided over the weekend to pull Russian-made alcohol from the shelves of liquor stores amid the ongoing invasion by Russia into Ukraine, with some Spokane businesses reconsidering their own inventory. "It's pretty much a niche thing to begin with," Swanson said, noting the most popular vodka sold is not made in Russia.