Russia will not roll out red carpet for McDonald's: Putin

Moscow, President Vladimir Putin, said Russia will not roll out the red carpet for McDonald’s if the fast food giant decides to return to the country, amid growing reports of foreign companies entering the interest in the Russian market, according to a media report on Monday. McDonald’s left Russia in 2022 to Western sanctions imposed on Ukraine conflict. The company has sold its operations to a Russian investor who has been a franchise partner since 2015 and runs 25 restaurants across Siberia. These restaurants have been re -named under the name ‘Vkusno I tochka’ and have been working in Russia since June 12, 2022. Putin said at the Kremlin meeting with prominent business leaders, and they told Vkusno I Tochka, CEO of Oleg Paroyv. “They all put in a difficult position, and now got away, and if they don’t want to roll out, are we supposed to roll the rescue? Putin said he instructed the government to work out a framework for the possible return of companies that would again want to enter the Russian market-“quietly and without any hostility, taking into account that the most important is to protect the interests of our businesses,” Tass reported. He ensured the full government support for Russian entrepreneurs, saying: “There can’t even be doubts about this. With you we will work through everything, think after the last detail. But only for our benefit.” Putin recalled that some major businesses that work in other sectors of the economy told him that their foreign partners indicated that they wanted to resume business ties. “I replied: Let them come back, but make sure it is on your conditions. If it is beneficial to you, let them return. If it works for you, continue, if not, we will make it that way. That’s it, ‘he added. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without edits to text.