Russian businesses in U.S. feel backlash amid Ukraine war
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Olga Sagan, right, the owner of Russian bakery Piroshky Piroshky, poses for a photo in front of her business Wednesday, March 16, at Pike Place Market in Seattle. A recent caller threatened to stage a terrorist attack on the store. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some people are taking it out on Russian businesses and brands in the U.S. and business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen to date.3/11
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Olga Sagan, the owner of Russian bakery Piroshky Piroshky, poses for a photo in front of her business Wednesday, March 16, at Pike Place Market in Seattle, where a recent caller threatened to stage a terrorist attack on the store. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some people are taking it out on Russian businesses and brands in the U.S. and business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen to date.4/11
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Gleb Gavrilov, owner of Moscow on the Hudson, helps a customer at his store in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.5/11
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Gleb Gavrilov, owner of Moscow on the Hudson, shows a reporter some Putin paraphernalia that he has sold at his store in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Gavrilov does not display the merchandise anymore because he does not want to be seen as aligned with Putin. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.6/11
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Gleb Gavrilov, owner of Moscow on the Hudson, stands in front of his store on warm day in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.7/11
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Gleb Gavrilov, owner of Moscow on the Hudson, stands in front of his store on warm day in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.8/11
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Candy from Ukraine is displayed at Moscow on the Hudson in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.9/11
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Gleb Gavrilov, owner of Moscow on the Hudson, poses for a picture at his store in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.10/11
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Signs from from Russia, Ukraine, and other countries are displayed at Moscow on the Hudson in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.11/11
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A Ukrainian flag is displayed on the door of Moscow on the Hudson, an Eastern European market, in New York, Wednesday, March 16. Angered by the deadly violence and the humanitarian crisis resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine, some Americans are dumping their frustrations on Russian businesses and brands — or anything that sounds Russian. Business owners and experts say it's the most intense anti-Russian sentiment they've seen, but they call the behavior irrational and misplaced, especially when so many owners are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, not to mention the fact that some of them are not even Russian.
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