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The KFC restaurant chain has announced the suspension of operations in Russia. The country will temporarily close 70 restaurants, said the American corporation Yum! Brands, which owns the brands KFC, Pizza Hut, excerpts from the statement are cited by TASS.
Earlier, KFC and Pizza Hut refused to invest in the development of their chains in Russia.
On March 8, McDonald’s and Starbucks announced the temporary closure of restaurants.
Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.” In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones. Foreign companies began to leave Russia one by one.
You can follow the chronicle of events around Ukraine on March 9 here.
Source: Rosbalt
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