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reporter: backlash to the russian invasion of ukraine is leading to some misguided hostility in the u.s.. i will never support russia. the owner of san diego s pushkin russian restaurant says they ve been getting distressing messages. someone said they would come by and blow up the restaurant and you know, this was going to be payback for what russians are doing in ukraine. reporter: owner ike gazaryan isn t even russian, he is armenian and many of the staff is ukrainian. new york s russian samovar restaurant says they lost 50% of their customers. the co-owner is ukrainian. we have nothing to do with the war, we want the war to end. reporter: many russian themed businesses including new york s iconic russian tea room are publicly stating they stand with ukraine and denounce the invasion hoping customers don t blame them for the actions of vladimir putin. at the same time people in the u.s. are finding ways to support ukraine. ....

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