As we watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, it’s easy to feel powerless. But there’s one thing that everyday Americans can do in this fight to make a real-world impact: boycott Russia.
As we watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, it’s easy to feel powerless. But there’s one thing that everyday Americans can do in this fight to make a real-world impact: boycott Russia.
We can refuse to buy Russian-made goods like vodka and jewelry. We can refuse to do business with Russian-based companies and American companies that do business with Russia.
World leaders have already taken many steps to directly impact Vladimir Putin, Russian businesses, and the Russian economy – because they know that affecting Russia’s pocketbook is a powerful tool for accountability. Here at home, many American businesses have already taken action to divest from the Russian economy, including Apple, Delta Air Lines and BP Gas.
You can join the fight against this assault on democracy by boycotting products and companies listed on our pledge website, including Russian Standard vodka and Fabergé jewelry. It’s also important that this fight is never directly at our fellow Russian immigrants or our Russian-American community members – and instead towards Putin and Russian oligarchs who are benefitting from Russia’s reprehensible actions in Ukraine.
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