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Conor Gogarty

McDonald's and Coca-Cola face boycott calls because of their response to Russia's war in Ukraine

Calls to boycott Coca-Cola, McDonald's and PepsiCo are growing as the firms continue to trade in Russia.

Three Ukrainian supermarket chains have removed Coca-Cola products from shelves while the drinks giant is doing business in Russia, amid the country's invasion of Ukraine.

The hashtags #BoycottCocaCola, #BoycottPepsi and #BoycottMcDonalds were trending on Twitter over the weekend. In a tweet with more than 50,000 likes and 15,000 shares, Dragons Den investor Deborah Meaden posted: "Can you stop drinking Coca Cola please. They are refusing to withdraw from Russia. Let’s show them some people power."

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