
McDonalds leaves Russia … forever?
No two countries that both had a McDonald’s restaurant have ever gone to war, or so a popular international business/political science theory has repeatedly claimed, but the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has put a lie to the myth. Worse still, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (or whatever euphemism Russia has been using this week) has now led to the hamburger giant’s decision to leave Russia altogether. When Russia began its incursion three months ago, international pres