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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza and agencies

US governors order state-run liquor stores to stop selling Russian vodka

The best-selling Russian-made vodkas in the US are produced by brands such as Green Mark and Russian Standard.
The best-selling Russian-made vodkas in the US are produced by brands such as Green Mark and Russian Standard. Photograph: Patrick Doyle/Reuters

A handful of US governors have ordered state-owned liquor stores to stop selling Russian-made and branded vodkas. The symbolic move is meant to show support for Ukraine, after Russia invaded.

The governors of Ohio, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Utah ordered boycotts of Russian-style vodkas, products that account for a tiny fraction of the US vodka market.

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