Sainsbury's will remove Russian Standard vodka and Karpayskiye black sunflower seeds from its shelves. Waitrose, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership, will no longer sell Russian vodka either.
Absolut Vodka will stop exporting its products to Russia after a backlash in its home country, Sweden. The company initially halted the exports in March 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Billionaire Stolichnaya vodka boss Yuri Shefler, 57, is firmly in the ruthless Russian president’s sights and has escaped poisoning and kidnapping attempts ordered by The Kremlin, according to ...