McDonald's has suspended work at its three Crimean
restaurants following ongoing diplomatic tensions in the region.
The company said that it would try to support staff,
and hopes to re-open its restaurants as soon as possible.
The firm is the second in the Crimea to alter its
operations after heightened tensions between Russia and the west.
Deutsche Post said on Thursday that it was no longer
accepting letters for Crimea.
"Due to operational reasons beyond our control,
McDonald's has taken the decision to temporarily close our three restaurants in
Simferopol, Sevastopol and Yalta," McDonald's said.
A Reuters report said that the company had offered
to relocate staff who wished to move to Ukraine.
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Nato is not seeing a Russian troop pullout from the
border with Ukraine, the military alliance's chief has said.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen again stressed that the best
way to solve the crisis was through "a political dialogue".
Nato foreign ministers are now discussing ways to
help Ukraine and also reassure allies in Eastern Europe.
This comes after Russia's takeover last month of
Ukraine's Crimea region. Meanwhile, Moscow warned Kiev against integration with
Nato.
It is the first time ministers from the 28-member
Nato bloc have convened since the annexation of Crimea.
The alliance has also bolstered air drills to be
held over the Baltic states.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told
German Chancellor Angela Merkel he had ordered a partial withdrawal of Russian
troops near the eastern border of Ukraine, according to the German government.
Moscow is believed to have massed tens of thousands
of soldiers there in recent days, causing alarm in Kiev and the West.
A statement on the company’s Ukrainian website said
it hoped to resume operations as soon as possible.
McDonald’s made no mention
of Crimea’s controversial annexation by Russia last month.
A Russian lawmaker responded to the news saying...
"the
Liberal Democrat Party, would shut down McDonald’s operations in the rest of
Russia and warned that Pepsi could be next."
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