It seems that Russian citizens will be enjoying the food of “Burger King” for a longer time, despite the closure of the famous American chain of its stores there.
The parent company of fast food announced that it is trying to…suspend its operations in RussiaHowever, it encountered legal obstacles there.
And one of its officials added in a statement, that the company actually started work to close its stores and sell its shares, but it found that the process would take time, due to the terms of the contract concluded there a long time ago.
We want and we can’t!
The official stressed that the company wants to stop work quickly, but it seems that it will not be able to implement this, stressing that regarding 800 branches are still open.
The moves of the famous chain came following some international companies withdrew from Russia in the wake of Western sanctions following the military operation in Ukraine.
And companies such as: Zara, H&M, Mango, and Adidas, for clothing brands, as well as the McDonald’s restaurant chain, along with the famous coffee company Starbucks, and with it dozens of others, left the Russian market due to the Western sanctions that affected Moscow, due to the military operation in Ukraine, while it was suspended. Other names for her activity, following many years of her presence in the country.
The most punished country in the world
Russia overtook Iran and North Korea in less than two weeks, to become the most sanctioned country in the world, following the military operation launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month on Ukrainian soil.
The total number of sanctions imposed on it reached more than 5,530 penalties, according to Bloomberg Agency, exceeding that of Tehran, which imposed 3,616 penalties over a decade, mostly because of its nuclear program and its support for terrorism.
During the past days, Switzerland imposed regarding 568 penalties, the European Union 518, and France issued 512 penalties, followed by Britain and the United States with regarding 243 penalties.
Many countries are still announcing on a daily basis new sanctions once morest the Russians, which prompted the Kremlin last week to acknowledge that these sanctions are harsh and painful, but at the same time, he stressed that his country will respond and will find ways to address the repercussions of this “Western campaign”, as described by Moscow. .
