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McDonald’s facing $1.4bn hit as it quits Russia after 30 years

Hundreds of Soviet patrons queue outside the first McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow

(Picture: Reuters)

McDonald’s said it will pull out of Russia after more than 30 years of operation in the country and take a write-off of $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion for the move.

The seller of hamburgers and milkshakes has initiated a process to sell the Russian business after temporarily closing its restaurants there, the company said in a statement Monday.

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