Russian authorities are not planning to close the McDonald’s chain in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was quoted saying on Saturday, after inspectors visited a number of restaurants run by the fast-food company.
“No one is talking about it at all [a ban on McDonald’s in Russia],” Dvorkovich was quoted saying by Itar-Tass news agency, in what could be a reprieve for the food chain, which considers Russia as one of its top markets.
Russia’s food safety watchdog has launched inspections of McDonald’s restaurants across the country against the backdrop of a standoff with the West over the Ukraine crisis …read more
Source: Voice of America
