‘Leaving McDonald’s and blocking Instagram’… Russia returns to the Soviet era

[이데일리 김지완 기자] According to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 1,000 foreign brands withdrew their business in Russia.

Russian soldiers drive tanks along the street during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, 4 May 2022. (Photo = Archyde.com)

According to the Yale Graduate School of Business on the 21st, nearly 1,000 foreign brands have withdrawn or reduced their business in Russia following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Food and beverages and daily necessities such as McDonald’s, Zara, and Mother Care, as well as software and IT services such as Adobe, Instagram, and Facebook, were suspended. In addition, imports of bakery manufacturing facilities, automobiles, ink, and paper were blocked, and A/S was not available even in case of breakdown. There are even sarcasm regarding this that Russia has returned to the days of the Soviet Union.

The British Guardian reported on the 20th (local time) that Russians are suffering a lot in their daily life due to Western sanctions on Russia.