It's Pres. & CEO said closing their Russian restaurants is the right thing to do because McDonald's can't ignore the 'needless human suffering in Ukraine.' abc15
The burger giant said it would continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia. But in an open letter to employees, McDonald's President and CEO Chris Kempckinski said closing those stores is the right thing to do because McDonald's can't ignore the"needless human suffering in Ukraine."In a recent financial filing, the company said Russia and Ukraine contributed 9% of the company's revenue last year.
McDonald's is just the latest company to announce it will suspend business in Russia over the war in Ukraine. Over the weekend, Visa and MasterCard said they would block services in Russia. On Tuesday, Shell said it was closing its filling stations in Russia and would not purchase gasoline produced by the country.