Lawmakers in Newark, New Jersey, voted to suspend licenses of Lukoil gas stations after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The Newark City Council, in an 8-0 vote on Wednesday approved suspending licenses of two Lukoil gas stations. Lukoil is one of the largest oil producers in Russia and reportedly has ties to Russian oligarchs. “This is a step on the city side to do what the rest of the world is doing to impose some pressure on Russia,” Anibal Ramos, a member of the city council, said during the hearing, according to the Reuters news agency. However, the Lukoil stations are franchises owned by locals, not Russians, and they employ mostly New Jersey residents, according to The Associated Press. And the gasoline sold at the stations comes from a local Phillips 66 refinery. Roger Verma, a New Jersey resident, told AP that he’s owned the franchise of one of the Newark stations since …