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> Companies either pulled out because they were legally obligated (That's what sanctions are) AFAIK, there were no sanctions regarding multinational corporatio
by esolyt 4y ago
> Companies either pulled out because they were legally obligated (That's what sanctions are)
AFAIK, there were no sanctions regarding multinational corporations. McDonalds etc. were not legally obligated to pull out.
- owl57 4y agoYes, that's for publicity. Renault has signed a deal where they sell the AvtoVAZ factory to Russian state but can buy back in the next 6 years and are in the meantime giving AvtoVAZ designs of new Renault models and assistance with getting parts for clones from more Russian-friendly countries. McDonalds definitely feels like they're doing something similar but in a more covert way. Ate there in Moscow yesterday. They have a new logo, Big Mac is missing from menu (trademark negotiations probably?), but other than that I assure you they're re-open.