Asda, Sainsbury's, Aldi and Waitrose have pulled a number of items from their supermarket shelves this week in response to the Ukraine crisis. As Russia's invasion of the country continues, there have been repeated calls to boycott the sale of Russian goods in the UK to apply more pressure on Vladimir Putin's government to back down.
Many major supermarkets have stopped selling Russian products, with some taking more significant action than others. Tesco said it would not be removing any products from its shelves, but it will not place any further orders with Russian suppliers.
A spokesman for Tesco stated that it would no longer be “buying products from businesses that are wholly Russian-owned”. A statement from the supermarket read: “We are supporting humanitarian relief efforts through our partnerships with the Red Cross, food banks and other relief organisations to help those affected in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.” Here are all the products that have been removed from supermarkets:
