Many Russian restaurants in New York City have been struggling ever since Russia invaded Ukraine.
One owner of a popular Russian restaurant told The Times that reservations have dropped by 60% since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Many Russian restaurants in New York City have been struggling with negative reviews, angry phone calls and in some cases, vandalism, since Russia invaded Ukraine, according to a recent report. All this in spite of the fact that many of the restaurant owners and staff openly oppose the Russia-Ukraine war. Some of the restaurant owners are even Ukrainian, according to The Times. Some restaurants have put up signs in support of Ukraine and one restaurant, Russian Samovar, located in Midtown Manhattan, is even hosting a fundraiser to support Ukraine.
"There is a lot of stigma out there," Vlada Von Shats, one of the owners of Russian Samovar told The Times. "These people don’t realize that we have nothing to do with Putin."Fox News Digital reported that a