date:Apr 07, 2014
on as possible but said it would help relocate staff to work in mainland Ukraine, signaling it did not expect its Crimean businesses to reopen in the near future.
The company's decision was welcomed by the deputy speaker of the Russian parliament, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, known for his anti-Western rhetoric, who demanded that McDonald's pull its business out of Russia entirely.
It would be good if they closed here too ... if they disappeared for good. Pepsi-Cola would be next, Russian media quote