McDonald’s to temporarily close its Russia-based restaurants

Fast-food chain McDonald’s announced March 8 that it plans to temporarily close its Russia-based restaurants amid the ongoing crisis, Report informs referring to The Hill.

“As we move forward, McDonald’s will continue to assess the situation and determine if any additional measures are required. At this juncture, it’s impossible to predict when we might be able to reopen our restaurants in Russia,” McDonald’s said in a statement. “We are experiencing disruptions to our supply chain along with other operational impacts. We will also closely monitor the humanitarian situation.”

McDonald's has 850 fast food restaurants, 62,000 employees and hundreds of local suppliers and partners in Russia.