Now Wetherspoons stops selling Russian beer – joining other companies cutting ties with Russia including Disney

WETHERSPOONS has scrapped selling Russian beer due to the war in Ukraine.

The pub chain has pulled Baltika Lager from its 870 boozers across the UK.

Wetherspoons is the latest company to axe connections to Russia, following the invasion of Ukraine last week.

All bottles of the 5.4% Russian beer - which cost £2.99 - will be returned to distributor Carlsberg.

The pub chain said: “In light of the situation in Ukraine we just felt that we could not stock it anymore.

“As of today all those beers won’t be available in any Wetherspoons pub and either have been or are in the process of being returned to the Carlsberg distributor.

“We are not implying in any way that anyone involved with the brewery is directly involved with what’s going on but we thought in light of the current situation our pubs don’t want to be serving Russian beers.”

Baltika Breweries’ beers are distributed by Carlsberg Group, which also sell Carlsberg, Heineken and Kronenbourg.

The bar chain has confirmed these will be unaffected as the lagers are brewed in Denmark.

Meanwhile, bars and restaurants across the UK are ditching Russian vodka in a sign of solidarity against the Ukraine war.

Nightcap group, the owner of The Cocktail Club, Tonight Josephine and Barrio Familia, has removed the traditional Russian tipple.

It will no longer sell it in 25 bars in London, Birmingham and Bristol. 

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Arc Inspirations, the chain behind the Box, Banyan and Manahatta bars, has also stopped pouring Russian vodka. 

Compare the Market has pulled its adverts which feature Russian meerkat Aleksandr Orlov from appearing around news bulletins due to the Ukraine war.

Disney, Warner and Sony have all halted the release of films in Russia due to the invasion. 

Which companies have cut ties with Russia due to the war in Ukraine?

• Adidas
• Apple
• Arc
• Asos
• BP
• British Gas
• Compare the Market
• Disney
• FA and Fifa
• H&M
• HSBC
• Ikea
• Mastercard
• Netflix
• Nightcap Group
• Nike
• Shell
• Sony
• Uber
• Visa
• Volvo
• Warner
• Wetherspoon