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McDonald's leaves Russia after 32 years |  The war in Ukraine

McDonald’s leaves Russia after 32 years | The war in Ukraine

McDonald’s admitted Monday that it will sell its entire Russian business with the goal of permanently leaving the country where it has been in existence for more than 32 years, becoming the last major Western company to leave Russian soil since the invasion of Ukraine began.

The news was announced on Monday by the newspaper The The New York Times Which cites a letter that Chris Kempczynski, the company’s CEO, sent to the brand’s employees and suppliers. “This is a complex and unprecedented issue with dire consequences,” he wrote. “Some might argue that securing access to food and continuing to employ tens of thousands of citizens is the right thing to do. But it is impossible to ignore the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. It is impossible to imagine the golden arches (the yellow letters of the McDonald’s logo) representing the same hope and promise. Which led us to enter the Russian market 32 ​​years ago. ”