Ukraine is still seeking ways big and small to choke off foreign funding to Russia — in part by shaming companies that continue to work in the country.
on Capitol Hill featuring appearances by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. and Rep. Jimmy Panetta , both of whom have been outspoken advocates for Ukraine. Neither of their offices responded to a request for comment.
GoodWine did not previously work with Bacardi, he said, but has written off any possibility of working with the company in the future and is “actively working to exclude” other brands with ties to Russia.Some alcohol brands that didn’t quickly withdraw from Russia are now facing difficulties. Last month, after the Danish beer maker Carlsberg Groupits assets in Russia to an unnamed buyer, Moscow seized control of eight of its breweries and 8,400 of its employees.
When the bar reopened for business in spring 2022, it consulted with other bars in Kyiv about the links of liquor companies to Russia, she said. It was then that managers opted to stop buying from Campari and Bacardi. In general, Babiy said, his bar has tried to replace brands that still do business in Russia. “But it’s kind of complicated,” he said. “Frankly speaking, we are not going to stop these companies from making money in Russia if they want to. … All companies who on a moral basis wanted to leave Russia have already left.”
“Being Ukrainian, being in a country where we’re at war … I don’t want me or the bar where I work to support these brands with any money,” he said.
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