A statement by the company “McDonald’s” stated – according to the Russian “Sputnik” news agency – that “the company announced its final exit from the Russian market, following more than 30 years of operation in the country,” adding that the company has started the process of selling its Russian projects to a local Russian company. “.
After the sale, McDonald’s will not be able to use its name, logo, brands and menu, but will keep its brands in Russia.
The company expects to incur losses ranging from 1.2 to 1.4 billion dollars due to the write-down of net investments in the Russian market and significant losses from foreign currency conversion.
Berlin: Finland has announced that it will join the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), a Western military alliance. President Soli Ninisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin have announced that they will apply for NATO membership. Sweden may make a similar announcement soon.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg described the decision by both countries as historic. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the decision to abandon neutrality was a mistake. Russia, which has suspended power exports to Finland, has warned of further repercussions.
Finland, which shares a 1300 km border with Russia, was already neutral. The application will be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels next week. A meeting of the foreign ministers of the 30 NATO countries in Berlin recommended that Finland be granted membership immediately.
English Summary: Finland and Sweden to join NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the “military action” in Moscow and Ukraine as a “fight once morest the Nazis.” The remarks were made in a Victory Day message sent to rebel leaders in Ukraine. Russia’s Victory Day is celebrated on May 9, the day Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union in 1945. Today’s Victory Day speech in Red Square, Moscow, is expected to include Putin’s decisive declarations on the Ukraine war.
Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia would achieve unprecedented victory in Ukraine, similar to the legendary victory of 1945. Our soldiers, like their ancestors, are fighting to liberate their homeland from the Nazis. Putin said that victory would be ours, as it was in 1945. Russia, which had earlier announced that it would celebrate Victory Day on May 9 following the occupation of Ukraine, had intensified missile strikes on populated areas.
Putin’s announcement comes amid heavy fighting in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Russia has bombed a school where people sought refuge in the village of Bilohorivka in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk. Luhansk Governor Sergei Gaidai said 60 people had been killed. At least 90 people were inside the building when the bombing struck on Saturday followingnoon.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a Ukrainian naval ship was wrecked in a missile attack in Odessa. Four Ukrainian warplanes and four helicopters were also destroyed. Ukraine also claims to have destroyed 19 Russian tanks and 20 military vehicles in Donetsk and Luhansk. Meanwhile, Britain has announced another 130 130 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
English Summary: Putin vows ‘as in 1945, victory will be ours’ on WWII Victory Day