McDonald's will temporarily shut down all its restaurants in Russia, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski announced in a statement, published on the company’s website Tuesday.
"McDonald’s has decided to temporarily close all our restaurants in Russia and pause all operations in the market," the statement says, adding that the company will continue to pay salaries to all its 62,000 Russian employees.
According to Associated Press, McDonald’s has 850 restaurants in Russia.
Meanwhile, the Ronald McDonald House Charities will continue its operations both in Russia and Ukraine.
On February 24, the company announced the shutdown of all its restaurants in Ukraine.
