A Russian man has chained himself to a Moscow-based McDonald’s restaurant after the fast food chain announced a halt to its business in Russia.
The McDonald’s superfan was filmed chained to the restaurant door just hours before the branch came to a close.
“They have no right to close.”
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Russian artist Nikas Safronov’s son Luka handcuffed himself to the door of a McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow, to protest the fast food chain’s pullout from Russia pic.twitter.com/oEzdrLenpI
McDonald’s president and CEO, Chris Kempczinski, had said earlier that, "The conflict in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis in Europe has caused unspeakable suffering to innocent people.”
"The company’s values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,” he added.
McDonald’s, which employs 62,000 people in the country across its 850 stores, announced that it will continue paying full salaries to all its staff.