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Local Lukoil gas stations feel sting of Russia backlash

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 Lukoil’s base in Moscow. In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) 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 Lukoil’s base in Moscow. In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) City Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr., speaks after the council voted unanimously to suspend the business licenses of the two Lukoil stations in the city in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. “All of us are horrified by the images we’re seeing” from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Council Member Anibal Ramos said. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) City Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr., speaks after the council voted unanimously to suspend the business licenses of the two Lukoil stations in the city in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. “All of us are horrified by the images we’re seeing” from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Council Member Anibal Ramos said. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) The city council meets in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, the Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend the service stations’ operating licenses, citing Lukoil’s base in Moscow. In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) Roger Verma, an American franchise owner of a Newark Lukoil gas station, speaks to the media outside city hall in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, the Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend the service stations’ operating licenses, citing Lukoil’s base in Moscow. He said the decision to yank his license left him baffled and concerned that he could be put out of business. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey) 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 Lukoil’s base in Moscow. In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)