According to reports, liquor retailers across the United States and Canada have begun removing Russian vodka from their shelves in protest of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy of Ontario, Canada, has asked the provincial Liquor Control Board to have Russian vodka and other alcoholic products removed from retailers.
Nearly 700 outlets across the province will be depleted of products. Stores in Manitoba, New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Newfoundland were also taking similar measures.
Because of the tragic occurrences, the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation pulled Russian items off its shelves and website.
Deputy Premier Mike Farnworth announced that British Columbia would stop importing Russian booze.
In the United States, the Jacob Liquor Exchange in Wichita, Kansas, decided to empty its shelves of Russian vodka and spill some of it on the ground.
A bartender in Bend, Oregon, videotaped himself pouring out all of his Russian vodka.
He admitted that he could lose a few hundred bucks as a result of the spilled vodka, but that the protest was worthwhile to him.
As a protest, Bob Quay, proprietor of Bob’s Bar in Grand Rapids, Michigan, informed MLive.com that he removed several bottles from his shelf.
