Quick Glance: Putin is humiliated by Kherson — but Zelensky should be cautious of arrogance
- Moscow is seeking to limit Ukraine's advance; Kyiv is anticipating a larger triumph; and the West is concerned that a rapid and successful breakthrough may push Putin towards escalation.
- The Ukrainians were savvy enough not to try to push the Russians out in street-by-street battle, instead isolating them with long-range artillery and blasting their supply lines across the Dnipro river.
- Russia's generals have been aware of this for some time and have been lobbying for it.
Quick Glance: McDonald's will reopen some restaurants in Ukraine.
- McDonald's will reopen several stores in Kyiv and Western Ukraine in stages after temporarily halting operations after Russia invaded the nation in February.
- McDonald's has 109 stores in Ukraine, but the company did not indicate how many will reopen, when they would, or which locations would be the first to welcome customers back.
- MCDONALD'S IS GOING TO SEAL RUSSIAN BUSINESS McDonald's sold all 847 sites in Russia to a local franchise owner earlier this year, marking the first time the business "de-arched" or quit a major region after 30 years.
As the war in the Ukraine drags on many Western brands have completely withdrawn from Russia, with big names like Starbucks and McDonald's refusing to ... Show more
Quick Glance: Russia will mobilize 300,000 reservists in a partial mobilization.
- Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered a partial mobilization.
- Putin raises the threat to Russia. Putin has now stated that the partial mobilization is "necessary to protect our homeland, its sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as to ensure the security of our people and the people in the liberated territories," as Russia refers to Ukraine's occupied territories.
- On Wednesday, Putin accused the West of attempting to "blackmail" Russia with nuclear weapons.
- Furthermore, Putin announced the annexation of further Ukrainian lands, which has been accelerated since Tuesday as a consequence of "referendums" in four partially seized areas.
McDonald's re-opens a restaurant in Ukraine for the first time since Russia's invasion. The highly-anticipated relaunch has been seen by many ... Show more
McDonald’s will soon resume operations at some of its Ukraine locations after shuttering for five months, according to reports. https://trib.al/9IwrZvq
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Quick Glance: McDonald's is selling its Russian operations.
- It stated that it will retain its trademarks in Russia.
- He claims McDonald's owns the majority of its outlets in Russia, but because it refuses to license its brand, the sale price is unlikely to be close to the business's pre-invasion value.
- Before the war, Russia and Ukraine accounted for about 9% of McDonald's revenue and 3% of operating income, according to Saunders.
- Although its restaurants in Ukraine are closed, the company says it is still paying full salaries to its employees there.
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Quick Glance: Starbucks is pulling back from Russia.
- The roughly 2000 Russian Starbucks employees will be paid for another six months.
- The 130 Russian operations would be closed, the company based in Seattle announced on Monday.
- Seine approximately 2000 employees in Russia would be paid for another six months.
- In early March, shortly after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the company stated that it would continue to sell coffee in Russia, but that the profits would be used for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.