After 30 years, McDonalds leaves Russia "for good"

McDonalds opened its first restaurant in Russia in Moscow in 1990—a grimly amusing sign of American progress as the Soviet Union teetered on the precipice of history. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine 32 years later, it's shutting up shop.

'This is a complicated issue that's without precedent and with profound consequences,' said McDonald's chief executive Chris Kempczinski in a message to staff and suppliers. — Read the rest