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A McDonald’s super-fan was arrested and fined in Moscow after chaining himself to the entrance of a restaurant to protest its closing amid the invasion of Ukraine.
Luka Safronov-Zatravkin, a pianist and son of well-known Russian artist Nikas Safronov, stated it was ‘inhumane’ of McDonald’s to shut – telling Russian media: ‘It was my lifestyle, it was my freedom, they determined that they might restrict me.’
McDonald’s introduced what it known as a ‘momentary closure’ of all 850 eating places final week, and whereas it didn’t give a precise date for the closure it was extensively assumed the transfer would occur on the finish of the week.
The Russian shut-down – throughout which McDonald’s says it should proceed paying its 62,000 employees and proceed charitable operations – is anticipated to value the corporate roughly $50million-per-month.
However Russians have been nonetheless capable of purchase McDonald’s in cities throughout the nation right this moment regardless of the American chain saying its plans to droop all operations in Russia.
Quick meals followers in Moscow, St Petersburg, Volgograd, Novosibirsk and Ufa have been seen queuing for burgers on Monday afternoon as eating places there continued to function – virtually per week after McDonald’s stated it was quitting the nation.
A McDonald’s super-fan was arrested and fined in Moscow after chaining himself to the entrance of a restaurant to protest it closing amid the invasion of Ukraine.
Luka Safronov-Zatravkin, a pianist and son of well-known Russian artist Nikas Safronov, stated it was ‘inhumane’ of McDonald’s to shut – telling Russian media: ‘It was my lifestyle, it was my freedom, they determined that they might restrict me.’
McDonald’s introduced what it known as a ‘momentary closure’ of all 850 eating places final week, and whereas it didn’t give a precise date for the closure it was extensively assumed the transfer would occur on the finish of the week.
The Russian shut-down – throughout which McDonald’s says it should proceed paying its 62,000 employees and proceed charitable operations – is anticipated to value the corporate roughly $50million-per-month.
However Russians have been nonetheless capable of purchase McDonald’s in cities throughout the nation right this moment regardless of the American chain saying its plans to droop all operations in Russia.
Quick meals followers in Moscow, St Petersburg, Volgograd, Novosibirsk and Ufa have been seen queuing for burgers on Monday afternoon as eating places there continued to function – virtually per week after McDonald’s stated it was quitting the nation.
