Uduegbunam ChukwujamaFollowing Russia’s ongoing bombardment of Ukraine over its decision to join NATO, McDonald’s has announced that it will temporarily close all its 850 restaurants in Russia.
It also indicated that it would suspend other operations in Russia.
Tuesday’s decision by McDonald’s joins an expanding list of western brands decisions to review their presence following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
MacDonald’s is an American company. U.S, apart from its project,NATO, is Ukraine’s number one backer in its present ordeal, although the Russian number one nightmare has not been able to effectively support Ukraine militarily. At some point, the Ukranian government accused its western allies, including the United Stated of abandoning them, having only announced diplomatic and economic sanctions against Russia.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the country is prepared to face the war, Russia’s superior military powers notwithstanding.
McDonald’s was first opened in Moscow in January 1990 and was considered one of the markers of the end of the Soviet Union, with over 30,000 people queuing up to buy a burger.
Russia will no doubt take a hit on the temporary suspension of MacDonald’s operations.
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