So Russia wants to retaliate against the US sanctions by....kicking out McDonalds

[davidn3600]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - McDonald's burgers and shakes may become the latest victims of worsening ties between Moscow and Washington after a Russian consumer watchdog agency accused the U.S. chain of sanitary violations.

McDonald's Corp , which opened its first Russian restaurant in Moscow in 1990, became an iconic symbol of flourishing American capitalism during the fall of the Soviet Union.

But its Golden Arches may be in the Kremlin's crosshairs as ties between Moscow and Washington have fallen to their lowest point since the end of the Cold War with consecutive rounds of U.S. sanctions over Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis.

"We have identified violations which put the product quality and safety of the entire McDonald's chain in doubt," Anna Popova, the watchdog's head and Russia's chief sanitary inspector, was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-consumer-watchdog-seeks-ban-mcdonalds-products-090124454--sector.html

Kicking out McDonalds! That will teach those Americans a lesson!

[unblock]

1. "... violations which put the product quality and safety of the entire mcdonald's chain in doubt"?

oh, there's no doubt, anna.

[Turbineguy]

2. Back in the days when Gorby ran things....

there were two lines at McDonald's. Both long, but the one to use the only clean public restroom in Moscow was longer.

[leftstreet]

3. Since when do Americans own McDonalds?

How is that a sanction 'against Americans?'

[Uben]

4. Teach us some more lessons.....

...kick out some of those corporations that don't pay taxes or living wages. Yeah, we'll suffer, but do what you must.

[ck4829]

5. And they will be replaced by McPutins, where you can order extra polonium on your burgers

[davidpdx]

8. Live from Chernobyl, it's Friday night live

[MattSh]

11. Chernobyl is in Ukraine... n/t

[stevenleser]

12. Can I steal this? LOL, if not, PM me with your name and I will give you credit. nt

[ck4829]

13. Yes you can

[intaglio]

6. Reminds me of the Chinese embargo of trade in Rhubarb and Tea

The Chinese though Britons would die of constipation and worms without rhubarb and that, somehow, they were addicted to tea. They were completely ignorant of the good they were doing to the Indian tea plantations.

[NuclearDem]

7. McDonald's will never make a profit now!

[lpbk2713]

9. It's political extortion, plain as day.

And I hope the Kremlin is prepared for the backlash from their public.

Good, bad, or otherwise the Russians are probably just as addicted to the
Golden Arches as Americans and the rest of the world for that matter are.

[jwirr]

10. That may just be a favor to Russia from us.

[HereSince1628]

14. I found their "numer dva" value meal to be a number two.

Sales seemed OK at store in the Haymarket section of St Petersburg, but dwarfed by what I saw in the basement location of the McDonald's in Shanghai.

[bemildred]

15. Good. All the franchise chains are a disaster for local economies. nt