Pictured is Ohio GOP Governor Mike DeWineClevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican seeking reelection this year, has ordered the state Commerce Department to stop the purchase and sale of all vodka made by a Russian-owned company following Russia's attack on Ukraine earlier this week.
The order is applicable to products sold under the names Green Mark Vodka and Russian Standard Vodka and made by Russian Standard, the only Russian-owned vodka sold in the state, DeWine said in a news release.
Exactly what penalty the governor or state officials plan to legally impose for liquor venues and buyers in Ohio who violate the unprecedented order remains to be seen, though it is clear that Ohio's governor, also a former U.S. senator and state attorney general, has sided with Ukraine relative to heightened conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing war primarily involving Russia, Belarus, and pro-Russian forces on one side, and Ukraine on the other. Armed conflict began in February 2014 in the wake of Euromaidan, centred on the status of Crimea and parts of the Donbas, which are internationally recognised as part of Ukraine. The conflict had included the Russian annexation of Crimea (2014), the Donbas War (2014–present), naval incidents, cyberwarfare, and political tensions. After Russian military buildups near Ukraine's borders in 2021. Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022
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