The pub's co-owner insisted they did not want anything to do with an 'occupier' and felt it necessary to take a stand.
Times of Israel"We've decided to remove the sign and change the pub's name," the co-owner Leonid Teterin told local news, days after the invasion began.Ukraine War Live: Zelensky Pushes for Russian Oil Ban to Pressurize Putin
The bar is located along downtown Jerusalem's Jaffa Street and has been a popular spot for the Russian-speaking community for the past 15 years. He continued:"We don't want anything to do with an occupier. We condemn the war and support Ukraine and its people.Teterin said that the name was never meant as a way of supporting Russian PresidentHe also added that he and the owners were never into politics and didn't want politics in the bar.
"We have customers originally from Ukraine who thanked us for the support. They know we're not politicians and never supported any war anywhere in the world," he continued. With the news of the pub dropping the name a week ago, social media users began suggesting Zelensky Pub, a name the pub has now adopted.
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