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Businesses and governments are boycotting products from Russia amid the country’s ongoinginvasion of Ukrainethat began last week.
“This morning I signed an Executive Order instructing@nhliquorwineoutlets to begin removing Russian-made and Russian-branded spirits from our liquor and wine outlets until further notice. New Hampshire stands with the people of Ukraine in their fight for freedom,“tweeted Sununu.
On Twitter, Cox shared the executive order along with a message where he affirmed the state would “review all state procurements for any Russian ties.”
“We will do our part to push back on the Russian invaders and stand with our sisters and brothers in Ukraine. Effective immediately all Russian-made products will be removed from state-run liquor stores. We will also review all state procurements for any Russian ties,“Cox wrote.
Russian Standard’s products are sold under the brand names Green Mark Vodka and Russian Standard Vodka in Ohio, DeWine said.
In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott, also a Republican, shared the same sentiment on the ongoing conflict. Abbott is encouraging all liquor stores and restaurants statewide to stop selling Russian-made products.
“I’ve asked the members of the Texas Restaurant Association, Texas Package Stores Association & all Texas retailers to voluntarily remove all Russian products from their shelves. Texas stands with Ukraine,” the governortweeted.
Canada’sLiquor Control Board of Ontariorecentlyannounced plansto remove Russian produced products from 679 stores.
The boycotts against Russian, though symbolic in some ways, are expected to hurt businesses and could increase as the conflict continues raging on.
More broadly, economic pressure has become one of the key ways that politicians in other countries are weighing in to support Ukraine after it was invaded.
According to Paul Isely, an associate dean and economics professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, Russian Vodka sales account for about $41 million a year.
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The attack Ukraine is still evolving, but explosions and airstrikes have been reported, with threats mounting against the capital, Kyiv, a city of 2.8 million people.
Ukrainian and U.N. officialshavesaidat least 198 people, including children, have been killed in the fighting, though the figures remain incredibly fluid.
TheAssociated Pressalso reported PresidentVladimir Putinput his nuclear forces on increased alert Sunday, as tensions continued to escalate with the U.S. and Europe over the conflict.
President Joe Biden said in aWhite House speechlast Thursday that he was imposing even stricter economic punishments on Russia and would be deploying troops in support of NATO countries, but not in Ukraine. He said the U.S. would support Ukraine in other ways.
source: people.com
