American liquor stores are doing what they can to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; they’re starting to dump Russian vodka.
The same thing is happening in Canada; here’s what Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy had to say about yanking Russian liquor from shelves.
“Ontario joins Canada’s allies in condemning the Russian government’s act of aggression against the Ukrainian people and we strongly support the federal government’s efforts to sanction the Russian government. We will continue to be there for the Ukrainian people during this extremely difficult time.”
Over 700 stores are taking out Russian vodka products just in Canada.
Fox Business reported that the Jacob Liquor Exchange in Kansas had removed 100 bottles of vodka, some of which they poured on the ground. Here’s what their owner told KSNW Television. “I think the whole world knows by now that Russia’s at war with Ukraine for no apparent reason. I guess this is our sanction … and this may be small, but every small thing makes a difference.”
The owner of a liquor store in Oregon told Fox 12 this.
“Russia is acting as though it’s 1939 and going into Europe with the full force that they have in the Ukraine. I am so concerned about it metastasizing into other countries.”
Most economists see this as strictly a symbolic move and not something that will dent Russia’s $1.7 trill economy. “Having this symbolism that says, yes, there’s a large group of people who are supporting this by showing it and doing this type of thing,” Paul Isely of Grand Valley State University said. “By boycotting a product, it can help show people across the world that the United States isn’t divided by these types of things.”
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