A customer of a pizzeria in Las Vegas donated $300 dollars to flush Russian vodka down the toilet and the money to go to support the Ukrainians.
And it is that before the military invasion of Ukraine, American and Canadian citizens made the decision to throw vodka down the drain as a protest against Russia.
In this way, some sectors are expressing their solidarity with the people of Ukraine who have been suffering from the Russian military incursion since last Wednesday.
After the first attacks against Ukraine, ordered by the President Vladimir Putin, international condemnation was swift, as were economic sanctions.
Protests against Russia
And protests have been registered in several countries due to Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, but another way that people have found to express their rejection of the attacks is to pour vodka down the drain.
And the fact is that vodka is the Russian national drink, and in these moments of crisis, people and owners of bars have decided to discard it to protest against the regime of President Vladimir Putin.
They throw vodka down the drain
Videos circulate on social networks where people are seen uncovering bottles of vodka and throwing the drink into the drains.
One of them is Bill McCormik, from the Pine Tavern restaurant in Oregon, who declared his repudiation of the Putin regime, for which he indicated that he will not sell more vodka.
Also the store Southern Spirits expressed its rejection of the invasion of Ukraine and announced that they will not purchase any more vodka from Russia, that they will only sell the product they have in stock.
And that in their new purchases they will include Kozak vodka, originally from Ukraine.
“Due to the current actions of Russia we will not be promoting Russian products at this time. We will sell the inventory we currently have. Instead, we will continue to promote and market Kozak, which is an exceptional vodka from Ukraine. Thank you for your understanding”, highlights the store on its Facebook page.
Canadians joined the protests, echoing and throwing vodka down the sewers.
“The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, along with other liquor jurisdictions across Canada, have made the decision to remove products of Russian origin from their shelves. These include Russian Standard Vodka and Russian Standard Platinum Vodka.
Paid $300 dollars to flush vodka down the toilet
Even a customer of the Evel Pie pizzeria in Las Vegas donated $300 dollars for a local employee to flush the contents of a bottle of vodka down the toilet, with the money going to the Ukrainian people.
It was quite an event in the place, that several of the attendees even took a video that they later published on social networks.
“A customer donated $46 dollars to pour a bottle of Russian vodka into the lavatory. The money will be donated to help Ukrainians in their efforts to defend their homes”, highlights the message posted on Evel Pie’s Facebook account.
The owners of the establishment also joined in throwing Russian vodka down the toilet and the image is featured on their Facebook cover.
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