Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey’s largest city lashed out at one of the closest symbols of Russia they could find — a pair of Lukoil gas stations.
A Lukoil gas station sits in Newark, N.J., Thursday, March 3, 2022. Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, the Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend the service stations operating licenses, citing Lukoils base in Moscow. In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans. – Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey's largest city lashed out at one of the closest symbols of Russia they could find — a pair of Lukoil gas stations.
Roger Verma, a New Jersey resident who immigrated from India 45 years ago, has owned the franchise for one of the Lukoil stations in Newark since 2005. He said the decision to yank his license left him baffled and concerned that he could be put out of business, which would affect his 16 employees.“Let me be clear that I stand with Ukraine and I’m fully in support of Russian sanctions,” Verma said Wednesday in front of Newark’s City Hall.
“It looks good doing it, but the stuff is already in the building and paid for. You’re just hurting yourself dumping it down the drain,” he said.On social media, people have called for boycotts of Lukoil stations, which operate in 11 states, mainly in the northeastern U.S. A phone message couldn’t be left at a listing for Lukoil Americas Corp. in New York, and the corresponding website appeared to be inoperative. Meanwhile, multiple news outlets reported that the company issued a statement calling for a “fast resolution for the military conflict” through diplomatic means.
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