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McDonald''s CEO Chris Kempczinski said the conflict ''has caused unspeakable suffering to innocent people''

The corporate exodus from Russia continued Tuesday as McDonald''s, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, and Pepsi announced that they are temporarily suspending business in Russia over Putin''s invasion of Ukraine.

McDonald''s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola and General Electric all announced Tuesday they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia

DETROIT – McDonald''s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Electric –– ubiquitous global brands and symbols of U.S. corporate might –– all announced Tuesday they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia in response to the country''s invasion of Ukraine. "Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding …

DETROIT (AP) — McDonald''s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and General Electric __ ubiquitous global brands and symbols of U.S. corporate might __ all announced Tuesday they were temporarily suspending their business in Russia in response to the country''s invasion of Ukraine. “Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,” McDonald''s President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said in an open letter to employees. The Chicago-based burger giant said it will temporarily close 850 stores but continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia “who have poured their heart and soul into our McDonald’s brand.” Kempczinski said it''s impossible to know when the company will be able to reopen its stores. “The situation is extraordinarily challenging for a global brand like ours, and there are many considerations,” Kempczinski wrote in the letter. McDonald''s works with hundreds of Russian suppliers, for example, and serves millions of customers each day. Last Friday, Starbucks had said that it was donating profits from its 130 Russian stores __ owned and operated by Kuwait-based franchisee Alshaya Group __ to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine.

McDonald''s Announces, All Russian Locations, Temporarily Closing. On March 8, McDonald''s decided to temporarily close all of its Russian locations. . McDonald''s has decided to temporarily close all our restaurants in Russia and pause all operations in the market. , Chris Kempczinski, CEO …

Oil giants like Shell have now refused to purchase Russian fuel, and fast food chains like McDonald''s have elected to close all the restaurants they''ve…

McDonald''s Temporarily Closes All 850 Russian Locations In Response To Boycott Threats So much for "Big Mac Diplomacy". After waffling on whether to close its Russian restaurants for the past couple of weeks, McDonald''s has just announced plans to temporarily shutter roughly 850 restaurants in Russia, becoming the latest American company to retaliate against Russian President Vladimir Putin by pulling its business in the country. DETROIT (AP) — McDonald''s says it is temporarily closing 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion. — Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 8, 2022 Already, American politicians like Sen. Elizabeth Warren have applauded McDonald''s on its decision. But the decision is bound to have its drawbacks. As Foreign Policy reminded us a couple of years ago, McDonald''s expansion to Moscow during the final days of the Soviet Union became a testament to the notion that globalization would lead to an end to conflict. In 1996, Tom Friedman offered the thesis that no two countries with a McDonalds would go to war with each other.

McDonald''s says workers in Russia and Ukraine will continue to be paid, and Ronald McDonald House Charities are sending aid to Ukrainian borders.

The huge company has come under immense scrutiny lately

The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia "who have poured their heart and soul into our McDonald''s brand."

The fast food chain was facing an international boycott after refusing to close their Russian restaurants

The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia ''who have poured their heart and soul into our McDonald´s brand'' but said the closings are the right thing to do.

Fast food titan McDonald’s has announced the temporary closure of its Russian venues while Unilever also said it would suspend operations. The

McDonald''s said it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country''s invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in …