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Spanish chef José Andrés announced on Saturday that he will rename Russian salad in all his restaurants as '
Kiev salad or Ukrainian salad'
, in a gesture of support for that country in the face of the invasion launched by Moscow.
"I officially announce that from tomorrow the iconic Spanish salad Russian salad will change its name to kyiv salad or Ukrainian salad in all my restaurants," the chef said on Twitter.
José Andrés made this announcement by citing the news that the Arch of Friendship between Peoples, a Soviet-era monument located in kyiv, was renamed by the authorities as the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People.
The chef has been actively involved in
humanitarian support for Ukraine
due to the war unleashed as a result of the Russian invasion that began on February 24.
José Andrés traveled to Ukrainian territory with his NGO World Central Kitchen, which distributes food to civilians and refugees affected by the war. One of his teams was even attacked in the city of Kharkov on April 16, causing at least four wounded.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, appointed José Andrés as co-chairman of the White House Advisory Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition in March.
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