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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Abigail O'Leary

Russia's rebranded McDonald's sells 120,000 burgers on opening day

Russia's rebranded McDonald's sold 120,000 burgers on its opening day after the chain pulled out of the country over its action in Ukraine.

The iconic golden arches were pulled down from shop fronts across multiple locations in and around Moscow after more than three decades of operation in Russia.

The fast food chain's arrival in Russia the early 1990s came as the Soviet Union crumbled and came to embody a thawing of Cold War tensions and was a vehicle for millions of Russians to sample American food and culture.

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